Illinois will soon become just the fifth state in the nation to prohibit corporal punishment in all schools. Legislation that Gov.
  • Routhinator@startrek.websiteEnglish
    17·
    3 months ago

    TIL… what the fuck. This shit has been illegal Canada wide for generations now, I honestly thought this article was from the past…

    Wait…is the modern day US from the past? Was there some sort of time loop?

    • moonbunny@lemmy.world
      3·
      3 months ago

      Nope, it’s still legal to spank children in Canada. As long as the force used does not exceed what is considered reasonable under the circumstances. Linked article

      Personal anecdote: when I was in 3rd grade in the early 2000s, there was a student in class that had major behavioural issues and would act out all the time. I had witnessed an incident in class which the student was acting out in front of the teacher, which eventually escalated to the point where he started throwing his desk around and threw his chair at her. After the teacher returned to class a few days later, she had disclosed to the whole class that she had a signed permission form by the student’s parents authorizing her to use force on the student.

    • Antmz22@lemm.eeEnglish
      52·
      3 months ago

      Turns out when you refuse to make progress you get left behind…

    • jerkface@lemmy.caEnglish
      41·
      3 months ago

      Wait till you find out how often the state executes harmless restrained prisoners in modern day US.