corporal punishment
noun
: punishment that involves hitting someone : physical punishment
The school banned corporal punishment many years ago.
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Some 27 states and the District of Columbia have banned corporal punishment in schools, but Oklahoma is among those that still allow it, according to the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The report also discovered that teachers in some yeshivas had used corporal punishment.
—Eliza Shapiro, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Other students highlighted the institute’s rejection of corporal punishment and its commitment to teaching historical truths.
—Mickell Carter / Made By History, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
Of the 293 new Illinois laws taking effect in the new year, one prohibits corporal punishment in nonpublic elementary and secondary schools.
—Jim Talamonti | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The report also discovered that teachers in some yeshivas had used corporal punishment.
—Eliza Shapiro, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Other students highlighted the institute’s rejection of corporal punishment and its commitment to teaching historical truths.
—Mickell Carter / Made By History, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
Of the 293 new Illinois laws taking effect in the new year, one prohibits corporal punishment in nonpublic elementary and secondary schools.
—Jim Talamonti | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Corporal punishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corporal%20punishment. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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