Corporal punishment laws may need revisited, some legislators say [ShreveportTimes.com]

Samantha Sangenito 12/7/164:00 AM

Louisiana is one of a handful of states that still allows corporal punishment in schools— not without controversy.

Earlier this month, The Times reported about the use of corporal punishment in Shreveport-Bossier schools, with more than 3,000 combined incidences since 2010, according to district data. That report sparked sharp reactions among both community members and parents.

Despite a nationwide call by the Obama administration this month to end the use of corporal punishment as a “harmful, ineffective” solution to discipline problems in the nation’s schools, follow up calls to legislative and educational leaders showed equally mixed reactions.

[For more of this story, written by Lex Talamo, go to http://www.shreveporttimes.com...lators-say/93661224/]

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