OpEd: 'When we talk about corporal punishment, we have to talk about its connection to this country’s history of racism.'
Black students and students with disabilities. Unless we can abolish these violent practices and other disciplinary disparities across the United States, no win is secure.prohibiting discrimination and ensuring equal access to education
,” but corporal punishment is inherently discriminatory. Secretary Cardona should use the power of his position and his department to investigate districts that continue to use corporal punishment and encourage the administration to support a federal ban on the practice. Additionally, a federal ban must be coupled with programs that assist states in improving the climate and culture in schools through effective alternatives such as implicit bias training and culturally responsive teaching.
I am the mother of a beautiful two-year-old girl. She pushes every boundary imaginable — hers and mine. She’s a child and that’s what they do. But she is always deserving of my patience, kindness, and love. When I think of the classrooms my daughter will walk into, I cannot rely on hope. As long as corporal punishment is still permitted in the state of Mississippi, hope alone can’t assure me that she won’t be hit by her teachers.
Ending corporal punishment is how we honor students’ agency now and their potential in the future. It is up to us to demand a reality where children are taught by educators who are well-paid, trained in restorative disciplinary practices, and can meet the needs of the students they are entrusted to teach. All students deserve to enter classrooms where they are met with compassion, not cruelty.
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