RALEIGH, N.C. — The decline of corporal punishment in North Carolina schools has rapidly increased since the passage of a law allowing parents to opt their children out of the practice.
A report released Thursday by Action for Children North Carolina says 18 districts have banned corporal punishment in the last three months. The advocacy group attributes that to the passage this year of the new state law.
Corporal punishment is still permitted in 27 of 115 North Carolina school districts, although Advocacy for Children says 12 of those school systems have not used it in years.
Advocacy for Children President Barb Bradley says corporal punishment is not an effective way to change student behavior or improve academic performance.
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