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Return of spanking in Missouri school district highlights a lingering and unequal practice

Majority of states that permit corporal punishment are in the south, particularly in districts in poorer, rural areas and with a high proportion of Black children

The Guardian - US · Aug 31, 2022

A Missouri school district reinstated spanking if parents give their OK

The policy says corporal punishment will be used only when other forms of discipline have failed and then only with the superintendent's permission. The district had dropped the practice in 2001.

WEKU · Aug 27, 2022

Missouri school district reinstates corporal punishment

A southwest Missouri school district says it will allow students to be spanked if parents give their permission

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022