In Missouri, the spanking is back to school

It’s still a big step back in the United States. In Cassville, Missouri, parents can authorize school hitting the baby on the buttocks with a wooden boardwhen the latter does not obey.

The return of the “framed” spanking.

The action is destined to be framed, as stated in the announcement of the Missouri academy: the child is not beaten by anyone, he is beaten by a person from the school who is specifically in charge, and in front of a witness: an employee of the academy. Also, the parent is warned before his child takes the hit.

For the Missouri Academy, the use of physical punishment is ” within reasonable limits », And this method would have a purpose:

The use of physical force [est utilisé] as a method of correcting a student’s behavior.

Missouri Academy

But beware, the academy still specifies that no blows can be struck in the face and that the punishment cannot involve physical injury. We don’t know what physical injury barometer they are using to think that spanking with a wooden plank does not result in injury, but perhaps the people in charge of this punishment should practice each other regularly before issuing such directives.

But why such a step back by the US on educational violence? However, it has been shown that spanking, especially banned in France since 2019, causes brain damage in children and behavioral problems in children used to receiving it.

A meta-study, which was published in the scientific journal The Lancet, highlighted the deterioration of the child’s well-being and behavior due to corporal punishment.

Certainly we are repeating ourselves, but educational strategies based on violence are useless and dangerous. There are other methods of authority that do not require the use of beating and rape of children.

Come on, USA, stop joking for two minutes, it’s starting to get really heavy, this throwback to the 20th century.

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