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