Corporal punishment is still legal in Georgia public schools, though the decision to allow it is left up to local school districts. Under Georgia law, local boards of education can authorize corporal ...

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While Corporal punishment has been banned in most states in the U.S. since the mid-1990s, a number still allow it in schools, predominantly those in the Southeast. In some states, while inflicting ...