Dear Mr. Riak,

I received your letter regarding physical punishment in schools. EKU’s teacher education program does not recommend or condone spanking or other forms of physical punishment of children in schools in any of our programs.

While the practice of corporal punishment is left to school districts in KY, most no longer allow the practice.

If you want to find out more about KY’s regulations regarding corporal punishment, check with Kevin Brown (Kevin.brown@education.ky.gov) at the Kentucky Department of Education.

Dorie Combs, Ph.D.

Chair, Department of Curriculum & Instruction
215 Bert Combs Building
College of Education
Eastern KY University
Richmond, KY 40475-3102

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859 622-2004 (fax)