Two licks with a wooden paddle in the principal's office was the price 11-year-old Kaley Zacher, of Dexter, Georgia, paid for ignoring warnings about falling behind in her school work. Rules are rules ...

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In 19 states, it's legal for teachers or principals to punish public school students by hitting them repeatedly instead of just giving them detention. This map from the Center for Effective Discipline ...