I can't believe my eyes...I just read an article (
LINK) saying that in some states schools are still allowed to use the paddle...this is so interesting to me because I would never have thought this would be legal anywhere anymore.
Thoughts?
Our country had even had discussions about whether or not parents should be allowed to spank children or if it should be considered child abuse. I definitely don't think schools should be able to hit children EVER, as for parents I am not sure I have figured out exactly how I feel about it.
EDIT: This is the list of countries where any Corporal Punishment (including parents) is illegal (and the year they decreed it):
1979 Sweden
1983 Finland
1987 Norway
1989 Austria
1994 Cyprus
1997 Denmark
1998 Latvia
1999 Croatia
2000 Israel
2000 Germany
2000 Bulgaria
2003 Iceland
2004 Romania
2004 Ukraine
2005 Hungary
2006 Greece
2007 Netherlands
2007 New Zealand
2007 Portugal
2007 Uruguay
2007 Venezuela
2007 Chile
2007 Spain