Corporal Punishment in Schools, “Still Legal?”: An Examination of the Phenomenon in the US and Guyana

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Author(s): Brenda Ingrid Gill (Alabama State University, USA)
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 29
Source title: Approaching Disparities in School Discipline: Theory, Research, Practice, and Social Change
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Anthony Troy Adams (Clark Atlanta University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-3359-1.ch004

Keywords: Business Science Reference / Educational Administration and Leadership / Educational Leadership & Administration / Knowledge Management and Library Science

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The chapter explores how two geographically distant countries are brought close by their cultural acceptance of corporal punishment (CP) in school. The chapter details that though both societies have formulated several bills engaged in numerous debates over a lengthy period, culture, religion, and politics sustain school CP. The Guyanese argument engages various stakeholders, significantly influenced by the US's “ban” on school CP and the perceived negative results from such “prohibitions.” This study assesses the legality, prevalence, theories, and applicable corporal punishment laws in the US and Guyana. The findings suggest that corporal punishment remains legally sanctioned in 19 US states and Guyana. Annually, substantial numbers of children experience corporal punishment at school. Legal, political, educational, and familial institutions endorsed such use.

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