kids are done playing. ali. thanks. some parents of students in lees elementary school in alabama were in for a shock when some children came in with a consent form to issue corporal punishment. failure to return the form would be authorization, permission. corporal punishment is legal in 19 states. is it a fair way for schools to discipline students. here is blogger of mean moms rule, denise shipani. senior policy research center, peter. peter, would you sign a permission slip allowing teachers to issue corporal punishment to your child? i personally might not but that s because i would want the school to notify me of the disciplinary infraction. i might discipline corporal