Education Which Students Are Still at Risk for Corporal Punishment? The students most at risk for corporal punishment include the most vulnerable groups, such as black students and those with disabilities. Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez
News in Brief Corporal Punishment in Schools Is Biased Against Black Kids Nineteen states still allow teachers to hit their students, even though it doesn’t improve behavior. By Nathan Collins… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief More Than 4,000 American Public Schools Still Hit Their Students Poorer, black kids are the most likely to get the paddle. By Francie Diep (Photo: Nico Paix/Flickr) American… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief When Religious Violence Can’t Escape Exemption A recent case of violence in a small, closed church highlights the role of religious exemptions in the American legal system. Francie Diep
Social Justice Children of the Tribes In this country, we celebrate the First Amendment, which prevents the government from interfering with religious beliefs and practices. But what if those beliefs and practices make children suffer? Julia Scheeres