August 8, 2008
1) Robeson County, NC, Campaign to ditch the stick!
See Paula Flowe in action at www.thehittingstopshere.com
2) MULE DAYS: A letter to 60 Paddling Districts in NC
By Peggy Dean, August 6, 2008
See: www.nospank.net/dean13.htm
August 2, 2008
1) Abuse in schools: A letter to legislators in paddling states and to school board members in paddling districts
In July of 2008, PTAVE began e-mailing this letter to legislators who sit on education committees in states that allow disciplinary beating of schoolchildren. (There are 21 such states in the U.S. as of July 2008) The e-mailing will continue until every such legislator has received the letter. Readers wishing to forward this page or copy and share its contents with others are invited to do so. J.R.
See: www.nospank.net/stopnow.pdf
2) The results of beating in childhood
Excerpt from The Challenge of Parenthood, Rudolf Dreikurs, 1958, Page 138
See: www.nospank.net/dreikurs.htm
3) News items of interest to readers concerned about child abuse, July 1 - August 2, 2008
See: http://nospank.net/newsbriefs1.htm
July 22, 2008
NOTICE: 13th International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma, September 12-17, 2008, Town & Country Resort, San Diego, CA. For both professionals and non-.
For details, click on http://www.nospank.net/Broadcast e-mail & poster.doc
July 21, 2008
Spanking/Paddling and the Roots of Racism, July 2008
Click http://nospank.net/sp-rr.htm to read.
July 11, 2008
Memories of Casa by the Sea, By Ramey Smith, July 10, 2008
Click http://nospank.net/ramey.htm to read.
July 8, 2008
1) Paddlers' state of mind, By Jordan Riak, July 3, 2008
Click http://nospank.net/riak141.htm to read.
2) ENDANGERMENT ALLEGATIONS: Parents face murder charge; 4-year-old died during 17 hours left in SUV,
By Brian Haynes, Las Vegas Review-Journal, June 26, 2008
Click http://nospank.sb-12.htm to read.
July 2, 2008
1) In search of the fine line, By Jordan Riak, The Ottawa Citizen, June 28, 2008
Click http://nospank.net/riak140.htm to read.
2) Spanking Of Children Banned in Costa Rica, Costa Rica Daily News (insidecostarica.com), June 27, 2008
Click http://nospank.net/n-r91r.htm to read.
3) Some Calif. Schools Locking Children In Closets, Reporting: Anna Werner (CBS 5), cbs5.com, June 27, 2008
Click http://nospank.net/n-r92r.htm to read.
4) US - Media Whitewashes Dobson, Hides 'Beat-Your-Child' Dogma, By Jeffrey Feldman, The Huffington Post, June 25, 2008
Click http://nospank.net/n-r93r.htm to read.
5) US - House Passes Legislation to Stop Child Abuse in Teen Boot Camps and other Residential Programs, Maia Szalavitz, The Huffington Post, June 25, 2008
Click http://nospank.net/szlvtz8.htm to read.
6) The effects of spanking are obvious, By Susan Lawrence, The Ottawa Citizen, June 23, 2008
Click http://nospank.net/lawrenc5.htm to read.
7) Parental rights, Letter to The Calgary Herald By Jordan Riak, June 23, 2008
Click http://nospank.net/riak139.htm to read.
August 2, 2008
1) WARNING: The following two videos are profoundly upsetting to some viewers. Do not play either of them if children are present.
a) "Bad baby." Adult modeling sadistic behavior to a toddler.
Click here to view video
b) "Lil cuz getin a whoppin." Child being tortured. (PTAVE has reported this to Houston authorities.)
Click here to view video
2) Parental rights, Letter to the Editor of Calgary Herald from Jordan Riak, June 23, 2008
Click here to read
3) Teacher accused of burning cross on student's arm, From Nkechi Nneji, CNN, June21, 2008
Click here to read
4) Snohomish boy beaten, allegedly over poor grades
Click here to read
5) Boy suffocated during school punishment -- Coroner's Report,
Graeme Hamilton, National Post, With Files From Canwest News Service Published: Friday, June 20, 2008
Click here to read
6) Parenting: The line between punishment and abuse, By Melanie Barwick, PhD., C.Psych. CBC News, June 20, 2008
Click here to read
7) DFCS Official Pleads Guilty to Child Cruelty, Posted By: Tracey Christensen, 11Alive.com, June 18, 2008
Click here to read
8) Allegations of Abuse Plague Marengo County School Boardm,
By Mandi Williams, Blackbelt Gazette, June 17, 2008
Click here to read
9) ACLU sues Texas youth prison system claiming abuse,
By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press, June 11, 2008
Click here to read
10) Stabbing provokes questions of abuse, By Rhiannon Meyers, The Daily News, June 8, 2008
Click here to read
11) Judge Gustavo Garza defends 'spanking' policy
Click here to read
12) Kindergarten Cruelty: Not Child’s Play, Joanne Jacobs, mensnewsdaily.com, June 5, 2008
Click here to read
June 18, 2008
Encounter in a parking lot
Click here to read.
June 16, 2008
What do I do?
A letter to PTAVE from Amber
Click here to read Amber's letter.
June 11, 2008
TAKE ACTION: URGE HOUSE VOTE TO PASS TEEN RESIDENTIAL PROTECTION BILL
As early as next week the House of Representatives is expected to vote on passage of H.R. 5876, the Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2008, sponsored by Rep. George Miller and approved last month by the Education and Labor Committee. The bill, endorsed by the National Child Abuse Coalition, would set standards, with enforcement provisions, to prevent child abuse and neglect in teen residential programs, including therapeutic boarding schools, wilderness camps, boot camps, and behavior modification facilities.
TAKE ACTION: Please call your Representatives in Congress and ask them to vote in favor of H.R. 5876. You can reach your Representatives through the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121, or by email at http://mygov.governmentguide.com/mygov/dbq/officials/. Please circulate this action alert to your networks.
June 4, 2008
1) Lawsuit: Texas judge ordered public spanking of teen girl with large wooden paddle
Click here to read
2) Carson City man gets probation for spanking girlfriend's daughters with spatula
Click here to read
June 3, 2008
Letter to Education Department Heads in Paddling States
By Jordan Riak
Click here to read
May 21, 2008
1) Curbing Youth Violence, By Jordan Riak
Click here to read
2) Lincoln Man Accused of Binding, Gagging Teen Boys, KPTM FOX 42 News
Click here to read
May 16, 2008
If you have a school-age child and are considering moving to Odessa, Texas, the information in these two items could prove to be of vital importance to you. We'll report more on this as the situation develops.
1) Student Alleges Abuse
Click here to read
2) Crockett students released
Click here to read
May 14, 2008
Dear Friends:
I am writing to alert you to the Dr. Phil Show on Friday, May 16th: "Spanking Scandals." (Check local listings for time and channel.) Everyone who cares about children will want to tune in. This show will make the case for legislative change with regard to corporal punishment in schools. Currently 21 states allow educators to corporally punish students, i.e., hit them on the buttocks with a wooden paddle. No child should attend school where physical abuse is acceptable. No child should be exposed to such a wrong-headed example of "problem solving" -- not from teachers, not from parents. Unfortunately, this is still largely the American way. Please alert friends, family and colleagues to the Dr. Phil Show, Friday, May 16th. Also, leave your words of wisdom on Dr. Phil's message board at www.drphil.com/
Peggy Dean, RN
Member of the Board of Directors of Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education (PTAVE)
www.nospank.net
ps: North Carolina residents who want to contact me to learn about our campaign to purge NC schools of paddles can email me at pdean10925@aol.com
May 11, 2008
1) When Is "Tough Love" Torture? By Maia Szalavitz,
Click here to read.
2) Abusive Residential Facilities: The Warning Signs
Click here to read.
May 8, 2008
A Letter to School Boards in Paddling Districts
Click here to read.
May 5, 2008
1) "Spare the Rod," By Riane Eisler
Click here to read.
2) "Childhood origins of terrorism," By Lloyd deMause
Click here to read.
April 30, 2008
An urgent letter to List Members from Jordan Riak
Click here to read.
April 22, 2008
"It's time to toss the trash"
Click here to read and print new leaflet.
April 12, 2008
1) Teacher suspended following allegation, By Mark Locklear,The Robesonian, April 10, 2008
Click here to read article.
2) Michael DiPalma: Teacher/sex offender sentenced, Jefferson County, Colorado, April 4, 2008
Click here to read court public information release.
3) There's nothing funny about prison rape; Smirking at sexual attacks on inmates makes us all less safe., By Ezra Klein, Los Angeles Times, March 30, 2008
Click here to read article.
April 6, 2008
1) Campaign to protect children from abuse in the schools of Robeson County, North Carolina
April 19 - 26
Click here for agenda.
2) Group calls for corporal punishment ban
By Mark Locklear, The Robesonian, March 19, 2008
Click here to read article.
April 3, 2008
1) Shame on Arkansas
Guest Editorial, By Jordan Riak, Arkansas Times, April 3, 2008
Click here to read article.
2) Police: Teacher Told Class to Hit Tardy Student
FOX News, March 31, 2008
Click here to read article.
March 13, 2008
1) Up the down stairs -- and up again and again
At Shirley schools, a new punishment has some parents howling.
Click here
2) Forced exercise as punishment
Click here
March 7, 2008
1) Youth pleads to get out of rehab
Click here
2) Survey: 13,000 Claims of Abuse Reported in U.S. Juvenile Centers 2004 through 2007
Click here
February 29, 2008
1) "The whip, the paddle, the hickory switch"
Presentation, Feb. 23, 2008, Black History Month Celebration, San Mateo Public Library, by Jordan Riak
Click here
2) Spanking may lead to sexual deviancy in years of maturity
Click here
3) Spanking Kids Causes Sexual Problems
Click here
4) TN principal under investigation for paddling injury
Click here
February 20, 2008
- Husband Arrested After 'Spanking' of 5-Year-Old
Click here
- UK: Campaign to ban smacking
Click here
- They let it die -- Deadline kills “anti-spanking” bill in state assembly
Click here
- Welts, not welfare: Boss's protective maneuvers send a message that undermines DFCS mission — children's safety
Click here
- To paddle or not to paddle? That's the question before state lawmakers.
Click here
- Choirmaster admits sexually assaulting/spanking boy
Click here
- Man Brutally Beats Toddler
Click here
- Belts equal violence, not discipline
Click here
- Spare the rod, save a psyche
Click here
- Man who used stun gun on toddler gets 46 months
Click here
- Camp Teacher Admits Spanking Boy's Bare Buttocks
Click here
- Europe is moving towards a total ban of domestic violence against children
Click here
- Florida mother arrested for allegedly beating her 10-month-old son
Click here
- Corporal punishment: Blatant violation of human dignity
Click here
February 16, 2008
Corporal Punishment in North Carolina Schools: Three Perspectives
- Peggy Dean's letter to education policy makers in North Carolina, January 31, 2008
- Rep. Cary Allred's letter to Peggy Dean, February 1, 2008
- A page from nine-year-old Allie Majni's daily journal, January 11, 2008
Read them here.
January 22, 2008
1) Florida mother arrested for allegedly beating her 10-month-old son
KAUZ 6 News, January 21, 2008
Click here.
2) Murder Case Tests Limits on Parents’ Right to Hit
By Andy Newman and Leslie Kaufman, The New York Times, January 20, 2008
Click here.
January 18, 2008
1) Texas Youth Commission workers accused of sexually abusing juvenile inmates; two face trial but venue not yet set
From staff and wire reports, Dallas Morning News, January 17, 2008
Click here.
2) DC Mayor Fenty Fires 6 Child Welfare Workers In Girls' Deaths --
Four Children Had Not Been Seen for Months
By Petula Dvorak and David Nakamura, Staff Writers, Washington Post, January 15, 2008
Click here.
3) Hands off those kids -- a 30-year crusade
Corporal punishment leaves emotional scars, retired teacher says
By Eric Kurhi, STAFF WRITER, San Ramon Valley Times, January 7, 2008
Click here.
January 17, 2008
North Carolina Shame
Click here.
January 11, 2008
1) The sticker business, January 11, 2008
Click here.
2) Volunteering
Click here.
December 22, 2007
1) NEW ZEALAND: Smacking prosecution fears misplaced,
Children's Rights Information Network (CRIN), December 21, 2007
Click here.
2) SPAIN: Parents banned from smacking children
Reporting by Ben Harding; Editing by Ibon Villelabeitia, Reuters, December 20, 2007
Click here.
3) CHILE: The Minister of Justice of the Government of Chile announces the prohibition of physical punishment as a method of correction for children, Children's Rights Information Network (CRIN), December 18, 2007
Click here.
4) INDIA: Student Succumbs To Teacher’s Blows -- A fourteen-year-old student who battled for his life for the last two weeks has succumbed to corporal punishment., medindia.net, November 7, 2007
Click here.
5) The new edition of "Plain Talk About Spanking" is now available.
Read it here. Order a free copy here.
6) Have you contributed to PTAVE's 2008 Outreach Fund?
Click here
to support our work for children using your credit card or PayPal.
December 21, 2007
1) VENEZUELA: Second Latin American country to ban corporal punishment,
Children's Rights Information Network (CRIN), December 20, 2007
2) The new edition of "Plain Talk About Spanking" is now available.
Read it here. Order a free copy here.
3) Have you contributed to PTAVE's 2008 Outreach Fund?
Click here
to support our work for children.
December 11, 2007
1) Ohio Governor Ted Strickland supports paddling ban --
Introduction of legislation to outlaw corporal punishment in schools brings issue into spotlight.
By William Hershey, Staff Writer, Dayton Daily News, December 11, 2007
Click here.
2) The new edition of "Plain Talk About Spanking" is now available.
Read it here. Order a free copy here.
December 2, 2007
1) The Baumrind Fallacy revisited
Click here.
2) Looking toward 2008 -- An invitation to participate
Click here.
3) The new edition of "Plain Talk About Spanking" is now available.
Read it here. Order a free copy here.
November 19, 2007
1) "Hidden from View - Few fired for physical abuse; Severe sanctions for educators more likely in sexual cases," By Jill Riepenhoff and Jennifer Smith Richards, The Columbus Dispatch, November 18, 2007
Click here.
2) "INDIA - Policy against corporal punishment planned," The Hindu, November 18, 2007
Click here.
3) The new edition of "Plain Talk About Spanking" is now available.
Read it here. Order a free copy here.
November 14, 2007
1) "Handle With Care: The state continues to license a Midstate youth treatment facility where two have died and many others have been abused," By Elizabeth Ulrich, Nashville Scene, November 8, 2007
Click here.
2) The new edition of "Plain Talk About Spanking" is now available.
Read it here. Order a free copy here.
October 30, 2007
1) Legal loopholes keep some teacher misconduct records secret,
By Juliet Williams, The Associated Press, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, October 20, 2007
Click here.
2) The new edition of "Plain Talk About Spanking" is now available.
Read it here. Order a free copy here.
October 29, 2007
1) Admitting abuse but free to teach;
Oregon education - Criminal convictions for admitted sexual misconduct are hit and miss, By Amy Hsuan, Melissa Navas and Bill Graves, The Oregonian, October 21, 2007
Click here.
2) Sexual misconduct plagues U.S. schools;
AP finds 2,500 teachers punished in 5 years,
By Martha Irvine and Robert Tanner, The Associated Press, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, October 20, 2007
Click here.
3) 125 Wash. teachers punished for sexual misconduct over 5 years,
By Donna Gordon Blankinship,The Associated Press, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, October 20, 2007
Click here.
4) The new edition of "Plain Talk About Spanking" is now available.
Read it here. Order a free copy here.
October 17, 2007
1) When ‘Tough Love’ Is Too Tough, EDITORIAL, New York Times, October 16, 2007
Click here.
2) Troubles Mount Within Texas Youth Detention Agency, By Solomon Moore, New York Times, October 16, 2007
Click here.
3) The new edition of "Plain Talk About Spanking" is now available.
Read it here. Order a free copy here.
October 14, 2007
1) EDITORIAL: Government hell-bent on creating a nanny state, The Herald online (South Africa), October 12, 2007
Click here.
2) All-white jury acquits boot camp guards, nurse in death, By The Associated Press, Cnews, October 12, 2007
Click here.
3) VIDEO: Life in a Florida boot camp and the death of Martin Lee Anderson
Click here.
4) The new edition of "Plain Talk About Spanking" is now available.
Read it here. Order a free copy here.
October 7, 2007
1) What Horses Taught Monty Roberts About Wisdom In Parenting
By Norm Lee
Click here
2) Response to a critic
By Jordan Riak
Click here
3) The new edition of "Plain Talk About Spanking" is now available.
Read it here. Order a free copy here.
October 4, 2007
Idyllic childhoods of CEOs reconsidered
By Mitch Hall
Click here
The Relevance of Cognitive Dissonance Theory to the Movement to Ban Corporal Punishment
By Mitch Hall
Click here
The new edition of "Plain Talk About Spanking" is now available.
Read it here. Order a free copy here.
October 1, 2007
Time to padlock paddle peddlers!
A call for action from Susan Lawrence
Click here
September 19, 2007
South Africa National Assembly weighs ban on spanking
"Give kids a hiding," MPs told
news24.com, September 18, 2007
Click here
September 13, 2007
1) The Cult That Spawned the Tough-Love Teen Industry: This harsh approach to helping troubled teens has a long and disturbing history
By Maia Szalavitz, Mother Jones, August 20, 2007
Click here
2) School of Shock: How many times do you have to zap a child before it's torture?
By Jennifer Gonnerman, Mother Jones, August 20, 2007
Click here
3) What Works for Troubled Teens?
By Maia Szalavitz, Mother Jones, August 2007
Click here
4) Experts on Self-Injurious Kids Challenge Dr. Israel's Methods
By Jennifer Gonnerman, Mother Jones, August 20, 2007
Click here
September 10, 2007
1) Top priority: Please advise best ways for us to reach students with this page. E-mail feedback@nospank.net
Advice to a student who asks: "How can we protect ourselves from corporal punishment at school?"
Click here
2) Suspended Mobile County judge accused of spanking prisoners
Click here
3) Principal Admits Spanking Preschooler; State Attorney To Decide Whether To Press Charges
Click here
4) Officer accused of spanking woman's rear is charged
Click here
August 30, 2007
1) Graduate of a school for troubled teens describes therapy
Click here for audio clip.
2) Teenager testifies in Hinton trial
Click here for article.
3) Controversy Surrounds Tranquility Bay
Click here for article.
August 27, 2007
Dangerous Product Injures Children:
Consumer Product Safety Commission looks at child safety with one eye shut
WARNING - These images may be deeply disturbing to some viewers. Do not open this page if children are present.
Click here for article.
August 21, 2007
1) If you can identify the teacher shown in this video, and/or the school where this took place, please email feedback@nospank.net and tell us that information. We want to report him and his employer to child protective services in their jurisdiction.
We'd also like to show this video to the members of the education committees of the involved state legislature and ask them if this behavior conforms to policy. (We'll strictly guard the identity of any informant.)
Thank you.
Jordan Riak, Exec. Dir., PTAVE
Click here to watch video.
This message is also posted www.nospank.net/paddler3.htm.
2) Girl Hit In Face With Belt Buckle;
Mid-South child abuse investigation
Click here for article.
3) Our "Open Letter to the American Psychological Association" of July, 2003 remains unanswered, but the problem hasn't gone away. Readers who are new to this list, and others who read the letter when it was issued but have forgotten it, can read it here.
August 13, 2007
1) Boy whose mother is accused died of repeated injuries, doctor says
By Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer, San Francisco Chronicle, August 10, 2007
Click here for article.
2) Christian discipline? 2 arrested in alleged dragging of girl behind van at boot camp
By Associated Press, Houston Chronicle, August 10, 2007
Click here for article.
3) Abuse, neglect appear widespread in Texas schools for retarded
By Emily Ramshaw and Amy Rosen, Dallas Morning News, July 23, 2007
Click here for article.
July 25, 2007
1) Hitting is never OK
By John E. B. Myers, The Costco Connection, May 2007, Vol. 22, No. 5
Click here for article.
2) Is swatting someone's behind in middle school a sex crime? Documents in Yamhill County "Spanking" case
The Oregonian, July 20, 2007
Click, here for article.
July 21, 2007
1) Loophole in state law has allowed some in teen-help industry to go unlicensed
Click here for article.
2) Mississippi Sued Over Alleged Abuse at Girls Detention Center
Click here for article.
3) EDITORIAL: Close Columbia Training School
Click here for article.
4) Child abuse alarm
Click here for article.
5) Most districts still use paddle
Click here for article.
6) Academy alleges libel, slander
Click here for article.
July 8, 2007
Over the GW
Must-See Indy Film Exposes Cruel Teen Correction Programs
A review by Maia Szalavitz, July 7, 2007
Click here for article.
July 5, 2007
The Horrors of Hutto
Inside Texas' For-Profit Immigrant Prison
By Cindy Beringer
Click here for article.
July 2, 2007
FOX Television Stations, Inc. Gives Free Advertising to Maker of Product that Endangers Children
By Jordan Riak, July 2, 2007
Click here for article.
June 30, 2007
1) Texas Juvenile Detention Centers Cope With Charges of Rape, Abuse
By Keith Elliot Greenberg, FOXNEWS.COM, April 16, 2007
Click here for article.
2) Criticism over youth jail death
BBC News, June 28, 2007
Click here for article.
June 28, 2007
1) Romney, Torture, and Teens: The former governor's connections to abusive "tough love" camps, By Maia Szalavitz, reasononline, June 27, 2007
Click here for article.
2) MOVIE REVIEW: "Over the GW"
If These Cold Walls Could Talk, By Nicolas Rapold, The New York Sun, June 28, 2007
Click here for article.
3) "Spanking a child is an act of violence," letter to the editor by Nina Adel, Robertson County Times (Tennessee), June 28, 2007
Read here
4) EDITORIAL: "Child abuse cases go on every day in state," Decatur Daily (Alabama) & Nadine Block's letter to the editor, June 27, 2007
Read here
June 16, 2007
1) The Dangers Associated With Hitting Children
By Ralph S. Welsh, PhD, ABPP
Read here
2) Bad advice from people who should know better,
by David Cooperson, LCSW, ACSW
Read here
3) Reasonable and Moderate,
Letter to the Dallas Morning Herald from Jordan Riak
Read here
June 8, 2007
AB 755 SHELVED; STATE GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO CHILD BEATERS
A letter to California editors from Jordan Riak
Read here
May 31, 2007
1) TEACHERS AS BULLIES
Gary Shaffer's letter to Letter to The News & Observer
Read here
2) Nicole's letter to Project NoSpank: My family's cycle of violence stops with me
Read here
3) South Africa set to extend spanking ban to the home (2 articles)
a) Read here; b) Read here
4) TENNESSEE - "Receiving wood" -- Jury hears of abuse by coaches
Read here
5) BOSTON: Pols deserve swat for proposed spanking ban
Read here
May 26, 2007
1) CULTURAL CRUELTY TO CHILDREN -- KOREA (5 items)
Read here
2) RESOLUTION TO REDUCE VIOLENCE BY REFRAINING FROM CORPORAL PUNISHMENT OF CHILDREN, Submitted to Boston City Council, May 9, 2007
Read here
3) JUDGE SAYS MOM CAN STAND TRIAL; ACCUSED OF ABUSING HER 2 CHILDREN
Read here
May 24, 2007
NORTH CAROLINA - PROPOSED PADDLING BAN DEFEATED IN HOUSE VOTE, 66-50, May 24 2007
Read here
May 11, 2007
A DOCTOR'S BAD MEDICINE
By Patrick Briody
Read here
May 10, 2007
GOD TOLD HIM TO DO IT
Send a message to a paddlemaker
Read here
May 3, 2007
NEW ZEALAND PROTECTS CHILDREN!
1) Anti-smacking bill passes by landslide with only three MPs voting no,
Read here
2) Police welcome smacking bill compromise,
Read here
May 1, 2007
1) Anglican Maori support repeal of Section 59
Read here
2) Student forced to urinate in bottle during class; Teacher transferred, student suspended
Read here
3) The Lucifer Effect; Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
By Philip Zimbardo; Reviewed By Michael Roth
Read review here
4) Teacher indicted; allegedly didn't report abuse
Read here
5) Texas youth prison official fired; Inmate abuse alleged
Read here
6) Legal Adult Violence
By Mike Males
Read here
April 27, 2007
1) Belinda's story as told by her mother
Read here
2) Evil parents tortured Chevy
Read here
3) For pet trainer to the stars, short leash is not the answer
Read here
April 21, 2007
Mother gets supervision for hitting child in face
Read here
Priest defrocked for allegedly abusing boys
Read here
Ex-youth prison officials charged with inmate abuse
Read here
Teacher who threw feces at boy may keep job
Read here
Second Grader Stripped Naked, Spanked in Front of Classmates;
School Principal calls it "a family matter"
Read here
April 15, 2007
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT AND POLITICAL MISSIONS
By Alice Miller
Read here
April 9, 2007
1) AUSTRALIA FUNDS $2.5m ANTI-SMACKING CAMPAIGN
Read here
2) DEMOCRACY WILL SURVIVE THE SMACKS
Read here
April 4, 2007
1) MOLESTATION AND BEATINGS COMMONPLACE IN TEXAS YOUTH LOCKUPS; COVER-UP OF ABUSES PROBED; REFORMS PROMISED
Read here
2) TWO LETTERS FROM A DESPERATE MOM
Read here
3) REFORMING TEXAS REFORM SCHOOLS by Jordan Riak
Read here
March 19, 2007
1) NEW ZEALAND PARENTAL CORPORAL PUNISHMENT BAN IMMINENT
a) The Smacking Debate Story: Bradford's law will save our children, by Deborah Coddington, The New Zealand Herald, March 18, 2007
b) Anti-smacking bill opponents doing it more good than harm, by John Roughan, New Zealand Herald, March 17, 2007
2) NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL CORPORAL PUNISHMENT BAN IMMINENT
a) PADDLE POLICY: A push to ban corporal punishment in public schools deserves high marks. It's time the state stopped spanking students, Editorial, News & Observer (North Carolina), March 19, 2007
b) Constituents' petition to the legislature
c) HB 853 to prohibit the use of corporal punishment in North Carolina public schools and PTAVE's letter to North Carolina legislators
March 15, 2007
HB 853, a bill to prohibit the use of corporal punishment in North Carolina public schools
and PTAVE's letter to North Carolina legislators
Click here to read items.
March 4, 2007
ANNOUNCEMENT !
Summit Conference III
International Leaders
In The Child and Non-Violence
April 10, 2007 -- Chicago
For details and registration, click here.
February 26, 2007
1) "Lichfield Declared Innocent of Dundee Ranch Academy Abuse Charges," by Leland Baxter-Neal, Tico Times, February 22, 2007.
Read article here.
2) REMINDER: If you haven't read the 2007 edition of "Plain Talk About Spanking," it's online here. If you would like to receive hard copy of the 16-page booklet, just reply to booklet@nospank.net telling us where to send it.
February 25, 2007
1) "A little bit of violence is not acceptable," by Jaap E. Doek, Chairperson, United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, 2006
Read article here
2) "Banning corporal punishment -- What the arguments tell us about our character regarding the treatment of children," by Dr. Kerby Alvy, Exec. Dir. of the Center of the Improvement of Child Caring in California, February 22, 2007
Read article here
February 24, 2007
1) "CALIFORNIA NO-SPANKING BILL: Bid to end discrimination against children"
Read Assembly Bill 755 and related articles here
2) "NEW ZEALAND bill banning corporal punishment survives key vote,"
By Associated Press, The Globe and Mail, February 22, 2007
Read article here
February 20, 2007
1) "KANSAS - Spanker protection bill dies in Senate,"
By Dion Lefler, Eagle Topeka bureau, Wichita Eagle, February 20, 2007
Read article here
2) "The decline of rape"
What the sharp decline in reported sexual assaults reveals about today's youth. By Mike Males. Mike Males is senior researcher at the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice in San Francisco. E-mail: mmales@earthlink.net, Los Angeles Times, February 18, 2007
Read article here
3) "Uganda: Son Tortured for Wetting Bed," By Ali Mambule, New Vision (Kampala), February 16, 2007
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February 18, 2007
1) "Spanking: When parents lift their hands -- It's better not to use corporal punishment, researchers agree. But, in fact, people do. Now we're learning the consequences," By Ben Harder, Special to Los Angeles Times, February 19, 2007
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2) "Texas looks at banning spanking in schools," By Ramon Bracamontes, El Paso Times, February 16, 2007
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3) "Why are Dutch children so happy?" By Kathryn Westcott, BBC News website, February 14, 2007
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February 16, 2007
This is a reminder that the 2007 edition of our booklet, "Plain Talk About Spanking" is now available. You can read it online by clicking here. If you would like to receive a print copy, scroll to the end of the online version for instructions. Don't forget to provide a physical mailing address.
Please forward this message to friends and colleagues.
J. Riak
February 14, 2007
TIME FOR A FEDERAL LAWSUIT OVER PADDLER PROTECTION ACTS?
Letter to PTAVE from Jeff Charles, February 13, 2007
Click here to read letter.
February 11, 2007
1) Nashua, N.H. children endured 'torture'
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2) Defense, judge argue in Georgia child-murder trial, as dead boy's brother testifies
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3) CPR, 911 call for youth were delayed -- Bowling Brook staff believed boy feigned sleep while unconscious, school reports
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February 9, 2007
“Healthy Children, Healthy Community”
Conference
March 14-15, 2007 - Klamath Falls, Oregon
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Print Registration Form here
February 8, 2007
We already have laws against child abuse, don't we?
Read articles indexed here
February 1, 2007
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1) Mutilating for God -- Some children are forced into bloody rite
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2) 5-year-old's final hours
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January 28, 2007
ANNOUNCEMENT
Hear discussions of California assembly proposal to make spanking children under four a misdemeanor
Monday, Jan. 29, 2007
9:00 AM Pacific Time
KQED FM 88.5
Host: Michael Krasny
Guest: Sally Lieber, California Assembly Member
Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007
11:00 AM Pacific Time
KGO AM 810
Host: Ronn Owens
Guest: Thomas Nazario, Professor of Law, U.S.F. Law School
January 22, 2007
1) Just another Mississippi school paddling
Reported to PTAVE, January 21, 2007
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2) Some List members reported that they were unable to access Alice Miller's recent letter to us about the 2007 edition our booklet, Plain Talk About Spanking. Try again here.
January 20, 2007
Dear List Members,
Sorry for the short notice. I've just had the details confirmed. I am scheduled for Sunday morning (tomorrow, that is) on MSNBC-TV. The show is "Dayside," host, Alex Witt, time, 9:15 Eastern Standard Time. I don't know about broadcast times in other time zones. If you want to watch, you'll have to check local listings online or in the papers. The subject of the discussion will be California's proposed spanking ban. I don't know who's representing the pro-spank side. If you don't already know the background, just Google "Sally Lieber spanking." I've been too busy these past few days to post or announce anything. It all happened very fast. I did 5 radio talk shows yesterday. The spankers are on the war path. They don't like having their favorite bad habit held up to public scrutiny. Who can blame them?
Jordan
January 16, 2007
Bill to ban devices to beat children
1) A bill is being sponsored by US Representative Ed Markey to ban
devices specifically to beat children. But another Representative is
needed to cosponsor the bill to help it reach the floor for debate and a
vote. Your help is needed! If you live in the US, please contact your US
Representative by entering your state & ZIP code here:
www.house.gov/writerep/
Here is a sample letter/phone message:
Dear Honorable Representative _______,
I am deeply concerned that companies, stores and individuals are selling
devices specifically for inflicting pain on children. Please cosponsor
the bill sponsored by Rep. Markey that would curtail this obscene industry.
You can read the bill at nospank.net/markey.pdf.
Please contact Rep. Markey's aide Jeff Duncan at (202) 225-2836.
Sincerely,
(your name)
**After you write/call, please email