‘Hitting kids should never be allowed’: Illinois bans corporal punishment in all schools

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‘Hitting kids should never be allowed’: Illinois bans corporal punishment in all schools
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Legislation that Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law this month bans physical punishment in private schools while reiterating a prohibition on the practice in public schools implemented 30 years ago.

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TIL.. what the fuck. This shit has been illegal Canada wide for generations now, I honestly thought this article was from the past..

Wait...is the modern day US from the past? Was there some sort of time loop?

Turns out when you refuse to make progress you get left behind...

Wait till you find out how often the state executes harmless restrained prisoners in modern day US.

Barely ever?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_executed_in_the_United_States_in_2023

24 last year is still too many but it's not like this happens a lot

How many is a lot to you?? Like are you sure this isn't copium??

How many is a lot to you??

More than 24 a year in a country with a population of 300 million

Like are you sure this isn't copium??

Idk what that is. If you're implying I think that 24 is ok, I don't. 1 is too many. It can be too many and a small number at the same time.

Oh... I really thought that meanwhile that number was lower... Like significantly lower, like 2 to 3 people.

Nope, it’s still legal to spank children in Canada. As long as the force used does not exceed what is considered reasonable under the circumstances. Linked article

Personal anecdote: when I was in 3rd grade in the early 2000s, there was a student in class that had major behavioural issues and would act out all the time. I had witnessed an incident in class which the student was acting out in front of the teacher, which eventually escalated to the point where he started throwing his desk around and threw his chair at her. After the teacher returned to class a few days later, she had disclosed to the whole class that she had a signed permission form by the student’s parents authorizing her to use force on the student.