It is quite upsetting that 19 US States still allow corporal punishment in their schools. Below are some damning statistics taken from 2005-2006. I hope the numbers of students hit per state has dramatically lessened since then, but I somewhat doubt it. Of equal concern is the ratio of black and Hispanic children being metered out this outdated and inhumane form of punishment.
|
State
|
Number of Students Hit
|
Number of IDEA Students Hit
|
Total Number of Students Hit
|
Percentage of Total Students
|
|
Alabama
|
33,716
|
381
|
34,097
|
4.6
|
|
Arkansas
|
22,314
|
261
|
22,575
|
4.7
|
|
Arizona
|
16
|
0
|
16
|
<0.0
|
|
Colorado
|
8
|
0
|
8
|
<0.0
|
|
Florida
|
7,185
|
118
|
7,303
|
.3
|
|
Georgia
|
18,249
|
155
|
18,404
|
1.1
|
|
Idaho
|
111
|
20
|
131
|
.05
|
|
Indiana
|
577
|
36
|
613
|
.05
|
|
Kansas
|
50
|
4
|
54
|
.01
|
|
Kentucky
|
2,209
|
1
|
2.210
|
.3
|
|
Louisiana
|
11,080
|
11
|
11,091
|
1.7
|
|
Missouri
|
5,159
|
35
|
5,194
|
.6
|
|
Mississippi
|
38,131
|
83
|
38,214
|
7.5
|
|
North Carolina
|
2,705
|
31
|
2,736
|
.2
|
|
New Mexico
|
705
|
44
|
749
|
.2
|
|
Ohio
|
672
|
0
|
672
|
.04
|
|
Oklahoma
|
14,828
|
325
|
15,153
|
2.4
|
|
South Carolina
|
1,409
|
12
|
1,421
|
.2
|
|
Tennessee
|
14,868
|
33
|
14,901
|
1.5
|
|
Texas
|
49,197
|
1,973
|
51,170
|
1.1
|
|
Wyoming
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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