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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Missouri school district reinstates corporal punishment

2011 MATTHEW HINTON

A school district in southwest Missouri has decided to bring back spanking as a form of discipline for students, but only if their parents agree.

The decision by the Cassville School District to resume the practice it dropped in 2001 comes as many public health experts contend corporal punishment is detrimental to children. The district's leader said the decision was made after some parents requested it.

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