Kids are paddled in Kentucky schools by the hundreds. Lawmakers press to vote on ban. [kentucky.com]

Alicia Doktor 2/28/1912:00 PM

A bill banning corporal punishment in Kentucky schools recently got a thorough hearing by a panel of lawmakers who showed plenty of support, but it’s unclear whether the legislation will come to a vote in the 2019 General Assembly.

Seventeen school districts in Kentucky still permit students to be paddled or spanked. In 2017-18 there were 452 reported incidents in the state, up from 334 the year before.

Discussion on House Bill 202 was heard at the House Education Committee meeting on Feb. 20, but a vote was not scheduled. After the testimony, Rep. Mary Lou Marzian, D-Louisville, asked chair Regina Huff, R-Williamsburg, if lawmakers would have a chance to vote on House Bill 202 in the 2019 session. The session is scheduled to end March 30.

[For more on this story by VALARIE HONEYCUTT SPEARS, go to https://www.kentucky.com/news/...ticle226504340.html?]

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