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Monday, September 23, 2013
One Leeds Al. parent has started a petition to have corporal punishment banned in schools.
State law says that corporal punishment can be used in schools with parents' consent. Wendy Chandler, the woman who started the petition, is asking Congress to ban corporal punishment in schools.
Chandler feels strongly that corporal punishment can damage a child's development and self-esteem.
Chandler started this push after she received a letter from Leeds Elementary School in August that asked parents for permission to use corporal punishment on their children. The letter had a box for "Yes" or "No" and Chandler says she checked "No." She still believes the fact that state law in Alabama and 18 other states allowing schools to use it is wrong.
She started her petition at Change.org and more than 1,000 people have signed it. It asks Congress to reconsider a House bill that would ban corporal punishment in schools nationwide.
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