An East Texas high school principal was arrested after he paddled a female student. Under the school district's guidelines, the Overton High School student and her family initially consented to the ...

"The number one thing that's important is learning." Lora Evans, another leader in the local Parents for Public Schools chapter, whose son also once got the paddle years ago, was not bothered then but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Children's health experts have called for corporal punishment to be "abolished." So why is it still legal in many states? (Getty ...

A Texas teen, who was punished by her male vice principal spanking her with a paddle, has sparked both gender and corporal punishment discussion nationwide. Taylor Santos, a high school sophomore, ...

A high school principal in East Texas was arrested last week after paddling a student, causing her bodily injury and sparking national headlines that renewed the debate over whether corporal ...

A high school principal in East Texas was arrested last week after paddling a student, causing her bodily injury and sparking national headlines that renewed the debate over whether corporal ...

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