McCarthy bill would ban corporal punishment in schools
Photo credit: Newsday / Karen Wiles Stabile | U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy / Newsday( May 12, 2009)
Recalling her Catholic school days of being rapped on the knuckles for a grammar mistake, Rep. Carolyn McCarthy Tuesday announced her intention to ban corporal punishment nationwide at schools that receive federal funding.
"Corporal punishment has no place in our public schools today," McCarthy (D-Mineola) said. "We're only teaching the students that aggression or getting hit solves the problem...
