Thousands of students protected from paddling [TheNewStar.com]
House Bill 497 by Barbara Norton, D-Shreveport, which would have completely banned corporal punishment in public schools, cleared a House committee but was soundly defeated by the full House. Norton said she hopes Foil's bill is an incremental step in the eventual prohibition of paddling. "It doesn't work today; it didn't work yesterday," Norton said again Monday in her oft-repeated assessment. She plans to try again next year for a complete ban. Opponents said completely removing the option...