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Legislation that Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law this month bans physical punishment in private schools while reiterating a prohibition on the practice in public schools implemented 30 years ago.

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[-] roy_mustang76@lemmy.dbzer0.com 160 points 4 months ago

Fucking hell, how is this still legal in 45 other states???

We have a long way to go

[-] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 40 points 4 months ago

Right? I’m often shocked by what is still legal, like the number of states that allow an adult to marry a child.

[-] Boozilla@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago

It's frustrating how long it takes the legal system to catch up. I experienced corporal punishment in public school. It's a barbaric and weird practice.

[-] Ilovemyirishtemper@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Barbaric, weird, and ineffective. It doesn't actually address what is causing the behavioral issue. It only punishes the kid for reacting normally to whatever stimuli they are experiencing. It's especially frustrating when the fix would have been something simple like listening to the kid's concerns or trying to have a conversation with them to address the root problem.

[-] Routhinator@startrek.website 18 points 4 months ago

TIL.. what the fuck. This shit has been illegal Canada wide for generations now, I honestly thought this article was from the past..

Wait...is the modern day US from the past? Was there some sort of time loop?

[-] jerkface@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago

Wait till you find out how often the state executes harmless restrained prisoners in modern day US.

[-] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago
[-] jerkface@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago

How many is a lot to you?? Like are you sure this isn't copium??

[-] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

How many is a lot to you??

More than 24 a year in a country with a population of 300 million

Like are you sure this isn't copium??

Idk what that is. If you're implying I think that 24 is ok, I don't. 1 is too many. It can be too many and a small number at the same time.

[-] Labonnie@feddit.org 3 points 4 months ago

Oh... I really thought that meanwhile that number was lower... Like significantly lower, like 2 to 3 people.

[-] TheRealLinga@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago

It would explain alot

[-] moonbunny@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Nope, it’s still legal to spank children in Canada. As long as the force used does not exceed what is considered reasonable under the circumstances. Linked article

Personal anecdote: when I was in 3rd grade in the early 2000s, there was a student in class that had major behavioural issues and would act out all the time. I had witnessed an incident in class which the student was acting out in front of the teacher, which eventually escalated to the point where he started throwing his desk around and threw his chair at her. After the teacher returned to class a few days later, she had disclosed to the whole class that she had a signed permission form by the student’s parents authorizing her to use force on the student.

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 17 points 4 months ago

I was unaware it was still legal until this.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago

I’m not a violent person. I’ve never been in a fight, let alone in jail for assault. If some school official did that shit to my daughter, it would be my first time for both.

[-] RangerJosie@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago

Like everything else in this country.

The Cruelty is the Point

[-] Aarrodri@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Cuz of little shits? You know how they say Karens are Karens cuz they never had consequences?

[-] roy_mustang76@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 4 months ago

It is entirely possible to give children consequences without hitting them, you lack imagination if the only way you can envision giving a child consequences is to hit them.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 26 points 4 months ago

Why do you think, “if you do something I disapprove of, I will cause you pain,” is a good lesson to teach a child? When a child does that to another child, it’s called bullying.

[-] cynar@lemmy.world 25 points 4 months ago

There's a difference between fear and respect. A child should NEVER fear the adult providing their care.

I would actually wager decent money that many of those little shits have been smacked around quite a lot. They learn to react how they were taught by demonstration. If mistakes are met with violence and aggression, then they learn to do the same to others.

I know a teacher who (unofficially) specialises in kids like those. They are hell on a new teacher. However, once they realise that they are not met with aggression, the veneer cracks. The young scared child realises that there is an adult they both cares and shouldn't be feared. Very soon, just the idea that they might disappoint her is a far better motivator than any punishment could be.

[-] Schmoo@slrpnk.net 9 points 4 months ago

Christian (conservative) values do not differentiate between fear and respect. Preachers harp on their equivalence at the pulpit on a regular basis. They are taught by their respected authority figures that to fear is to respect, and they reinforce those values in their children. It's no wonder that authority figures in communities that hold these values are some of the most abusive.

[-] flerp@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago

They worship a being that kills everyone who doesn't do what he tells them to and tortures people forever for not believing in him when he is actively hiding from them. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree in that religion.

[-] Ilovemyirishtemper@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Yes! This is the exact approach a good teacher takes with students who struggle with behavioral norms. There is a reason they are doing what they're doing. They are reacting to adults the way they have been trained to react by other, shittier adults.

Once they trust you as a person who actually cares, they seem to become a whole new person. They are no longer scared to be vulnerable in front of you. It's a sacred level of respect that teachers and/or mentor adults need to take very seriously.

I used to be the person who specializes in working with students who struggle with behavioral problems, and I can 100% assure you that exposure to violence from or among adults they are around is what led them to my classrom.

[-] Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 4 months ago

Can you imagine being unable to communicate with a child without having the option of hitting them?

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