The Hitting Stops Here! Spare the Rod By Riane Eisler Aggression and Delinquency, By Philip Greven Proclamation Opposing Corporal Punishment By African American Leaders December, 2004. America Incarcerated: Crime, Punishment, and the Question of Race, By Glenn C. Loury, from the Boston Review, Utne Reader, November / December 2007 Murder Case Tests Limits on Parents’ Right to Hit By Andy Newman and Leslie Kaufman, The New York Times, January 20, 2008 Physical Education: When special-ed teachers seclude and restrain students, the state says no one needs to know, By Elizabeth Ulrich, Nashville Scene, January 24, 2008 Europe is moving towards a total ban of domestic violence against children, Source: Council of Europe - Commissioner of Human Rights, January 22, 2008 Belts equal violence, not discipline By Richard Davis and Robert Heskett (Mr. Davis is president and Mr. Heskett executive director of Family Nonviolence Inc. in Fairhaven.) www.southcoasttoday.com, Janurary 25, 2008 The child which has been whipped into obedience is a pitiful object By George Ryley Scott, From The History of Corporal Punishment (1996) Pgs. 241-243 The Neurobiology of Child Abuse Maltreatment at an early age can have enduring negative effects on a child's brain development and function. STRESS sculpts the brain to exhibit various ANTISOCIAL, though adaptive, behaviors, By Martin H. Teicher, Scientific American, March 2002, pg. 68-75 The whip, the paddle, the hickory switch Presentation, Feb. 23, 2008, Black History Month Celebration, San Mateo Public Library, by Jordan Riak Paddling Then and Now Comparison of a 19th Century plantation scene to a 21st Century classroom scene. The Origin and True Purpose of the Paddle U.S. states that permit disciplinary child beating Urge key education policy makers to ban corporal punishment now. Click on state for contatct info. ALABAMA,   ARKANSAS, ARIZONA,   COLORADO, FLORIDA,   GEORGIA, IDAHO,   INDIANA, KANSAS,   KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA,   MISSOURI,   MISSISSIPPI,   N. CAROLINA, NEW MEXICO,   OHIO, OKLAHOMA,   S. CAROLINA TENNESSEE,   TEXAS, WYOMING Contact the presidential candidate of your choice. Ask that the banning of corporal punishment in all schools of the United States be added to his or her presidential platform. Click here for contact info. Sample letters to lawmakers, policymakers and others in positions of responsibility and influence in states that permit corporal punishment of schoolchildren Paula Flowe's letter to Johnny Hunt, Superintendent of Robeson County (NC) Public Schools, March 20, 2008 Group calls for corporal punishment ban By Mark Locklear, The Robesonian, March 19, 2008

A campaign for teaching kindness and respect in schools everywhere Objectives: To create national awareness of the use of corporal punishment in public schools of 21 US states where it is still lawful, and to disseminate information about the harm it causes children and society. To enroll educators in discontinuing the use of corporal punishment and to urge parents and educators everywhere to lobby state legislators to ban the practice. To empower parents and teachers to replace corporal punishment with proven, positive discipline methods. Paula Flowe, Director paulaflowe@thehittingstopshere.com Q & A about corporal punishment in schools Part I    Part II Paula Flowe speaks on Corporal Punishment in America http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUBFh2Arrq8 California Kids say: "Fight for your rights!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOVDh0AdSyQ Paula Flowe Takes Aim at NC A letter to NC Education Policy Makers By Peggy Dean, RN, Member of Board of Directors, PTAVE April 2008 http://thehittingstopshere.com/dean12a.htm Paula Flowe interviews Peggy Dean, R.N., Board Member, Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education. Topic: Hypocrisy and buck passing in corporal punishment policies. http://youtube.com/user/paulaflowe Resources: Books on positive childrearing Visit Dr. Jane Bluestein's Web site. Especially see "Handout Materials" for parents and teachers, including Spanish and French versions, at www.janebluestein.com Visit Dr. Jane Nelsen's Web site at www.positivediscipline.com What teachers say about Dr. Jane Nelsen's Positive Discipline. Watch video here. Excerpt from Philip Greven's Spare the Child: The Religious Roots of Punishment and the Psychological Impact of Physical Abuse: "...I feel that it is important for readers of this book to know that I write about physical punishment from the perspective of one to whom it was done--by well-intentioned and loving parents, to be sure--and also of one who, as a parent, has done it on at least a few occasions...This book reflects my wish to be a part of the process of changing the ways people rear children..." Read Greven's "Aggression and Delinquency". Excerpt from Jordan Riak's "Plain Talk About Spanking" : "...The evidence is clear: gentle, patient, caring treatment of children during their formative years is the "magic pill" that puts them on the right path for a lifetime. Since children behave as well as they are treated and learn from example, we have a duty to expose them to the best treatment and the best examples. They in turn will perpetuate that standard with their own children, and so on into future generations. It’s that simple... We are confident that some day soon civilized humanity will look back with astonishment and pity at the time when people believed hitting children was good for them..." Read Riak's "Plain Talk About Spanking" Spanking and Lynching in the United States Top ten paddling states 1. Mississippi 2. Arkansas 3. Alabama 4. Tennessee 5. Oklahoma 6. Louisiana 7. Texas 8. Georgia 9. Missouri 10. New Mexico SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, 2000 Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights Compliance Report. Top ten lynching states 1. Mississippi 2. Georgia 3. Texas 4. Louisiana 5. Alabama 6. Florida 7. Arkansas 8. Tennessee 9. South Carolina 10. Kentucky SOURCE: The Charles Chesnutt Digital Archive Violated schoolchildren Corporal punishment-induced trauma Warning! These images may be deeply disturbing to some viewers. Do not open this page if children are present. Click here to open. A life cut short Candid video footage of Martin Lee Anderson's final moments at a Florida boot camp for troubled teens Click here to open. Take action! What teens can do What parents can do Form a coalition U.S. Organizations opposed to corporal punishment Children speak out What the experts say Click here to open.

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