Corporal Punishment

A bill in the Oklahoma state legislature prohibiting school faculty from spanking students with disabilities didn't pass. Republican Rep. Jim Olsen defended his "no" vote with bible verses.

In fact, hitting children is the first step in the process of producing criminals.

A Florida State's Attorney found no wrongdoing relating to a disturbing viral video which showed an elementary school principal paddling a six-year-old child.

Zulu monarch King Goodwill Zwelithini called for the reinstatement of corporal punishment in schools and an investigation into the killing of several educators.

With no safeguards in place, lawmakers voted to grant school districts total discretion on physical punishment of students.

A video showing a principal paddling a kindergartner goes viral and sparks discussions about corporal punishment. The child's mother said the principal coerced her into granting permission for the spanking. She feared being sent back to jail for truancy.

A substitute teacher at a middle school in Prince Georges County, Maryland is being investigated on charges of disciplining students with a belt last week, according to Washington D.C.’s Fox 5. In the video, the unnamed male teacher can be seen hoisting a belt and thrusting it down forcefully toward the floor at what appears […]

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been sentenced to death for his role in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing that killed three (including an 8-year-old boy) and injured over 250 people. “After all of the carnage and fear and terror that he has caused, the right decision is clear,” a federal prosecutor, Steven Mellin, said in his closing argument. “The only […]

Just when NBA Houston Rockets superstar Dwight Howard (pictured) thought he was in the clear of all child abuse allegations involving his 6-year-old son that were brought forth by his ex-girl and baby mama, reality star, Royce Reed, now the athlete is reportedly under investigation again for the same charges but in another state according to TMZ. […]

Houston Rockets superstar Dwight Howard (pictured) has been cleared of child abuse charges, after his baby momma, former reality star of “Basketball Wives,” Royce Reed (pictured) complained that the whipping he gave their young son resulted in injuries, according to TMZ. Reed filed a report with the Florida Department of Children and Families stating that Howard […]

No stranger to controversial statements, NBA Hall of Famer turned sports commentator, Charles Barkley, blamed stagnation in the Black community on “brainwashed” Black people too “unintelligent” to choose education over street credibility. RELATED:  James Fortune: Grammy Nominated Gospel Singer Arrested For Aggravated Assault During an appearance on Philadelphia’s “Afternoons with Anthony Gargano and Rob Ellis” radio show, […]

Jeremy C. Julien, 24,  of Greta, Louisiana, pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Wednesday in the December 7, 2011 killing of 16-year-old Michael Taylor, reports NOLA.com. RELATED: Study: Spanking Favored In African-American Households As previously reported by NewsOne, Taylor gained notoriety when a video of him being beaten by his uncle went viral in January of 2011. “It […]