Idaho is one of only 19 states that does not forbid corporal punishment in K-12 schools. OK, so what does that 
mean and what is corporal punishment? The National Association of School Nurses defines corporal punishment as “intentional infliction of physical pain as a method of changing behavior.” This can include hitting, shaking or slapping, either with the hand or with an object, such as a paddle or a belt. Idaho Code, 33-1224, gives districts and teachers some latitude in administering corporal punishment, but a north Idaho school district (Coeur d'Alene) and a Boise charter school say their schools would never use corporal punishment regardless if Idaho law does not forbid it/Austin Hill, Idaho Reporter. More here.
Question: Should Idaho schools follow through on use of corporal punishment? Or ban it altogether?
D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.
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