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A bill to ban corporal punishment in Louisiana s public schools was rejected by a narrow margin in the state House, leaving spanking as an option in 29 of the 69 systems that allow it now.
Metairie Republican Rep. Stephanie Hilferty s House Bill 324 would have outlawed the practice of paddling, spanking or any other form of corporal punishment in the state s public school systems.
The bill failed on a 48-49 vote. It needed 53 votes for passage.
Opponents of the bill like Rep. Larry Bagley, R-Stonewall, a former teacher, said corporal punishment should be decided on a local level. Bagley said he has spanked students before with their parents permission, which is required in current law.
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Proposal advances to end corporal punishment in Louisiana public schools Share Updated: 8:07 PM CDT Apr 28, 2021 Share Updated: 8:07 PM CDT Apr 28, 2021 Louisiana public school students received corporal punishment more than a thousand times in the previous school year, but that form of discipline could soon be headed to the history books. A legislative committee advanced a bill Wednesday that would ban paddling for kindergarten through 12th-grade students.There are 29 public school districts out of 69 in Louisiana that still allow corporal punishment, although parents can refuse to let administrators use that option. State Rep. Stephanie Hilferty (R-New Orleans) is author of the proposal. She cited research from the American Academy of Pediatrics that found children who were spanked became more aggressive. Corporal punishment is not allowed in early education, juvenile detention and adult prison systems, Hilferty told members of the House Education
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A bill that would ban corporal punishment in Louisiana s public schools cleared the state House Education Committee Wednesday after testimony described the practice as egregious, violent and child abuse.
Metairie Republican Rep. Stephanie Hilferty s House Bill 324 would outlaw the practice of paddling, spanking or any other form of corporal punishment in the state s 69 public school systems. An amendment excluded private and parochial schools from the bill. Corporal punishment is state-sponsored child abuse, testified Susan East Nelson, executive director of the Louisiana Partnership for Children and Families.
The bill advanced on a 9-2 vote by the committee, which sent it to the full House.