R ILLINOIS - Breaking a vow of silence on abuse,
By Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, April 14, 2002
S R OHIO - Attorney says therapist violated client's privacy --
Story about priest was meant to be confidential, By Kit Kelly, Staff Writer, Sun Newspapers, April 11, 2002
VIRGINIA - Couple charged with assaulting daughter who wet pants, Associated Press, April 4, 2002
S NEW MEXICO - Mom: Son Confused Spanking, Sex Abuse After School Counseling,
By Elaine D. Briseno, Albuquerque Journal, March 22, 2002
S 'Spanking Club,' a brutal kid porn ring,
By Rebecca Carr, Cox News Service, March 11, 2002
S U.K. - Bully boss spanked girl, The Sun, March 7, 2002
S R MISSOURI/ILLINOIS - 2 Paths, No Easy Solution on Abusive Priests [excerpt] , By Laurie Goodstein and Jodi Wilgoren, New York Times, March 3, 2002
S U.K - Drama teacher who spanked would-be actresses jailed, Ananova UK, March 1, 2002
SCOTLAND - Scotland: Smacking on the way out, By Vicky Collins, The Herald, February 21, 2002
L ARIZONA - Charges filed against boot camp leaders, Christopher Markham, staff writer, West Valley View, February 20, 2002
S NEW HAMPSHIRE - Raymond man alleges he was molested as a teen, By Jason Schreiber, The Union Leader,
January 26, 2002
KENYA - Boy’s suicide attempt flops, By Peter Ngare
East African Standard, January 22, 2002
SOUTH AFRICA - 'Tortured' boy too terrified to face school, By African Eye News Service,
The Star, January 21, 2002
R GEORGIA - House of Prayer members indicted -- Discipline methods called cruel, By Alan Judd and Jill Young Miller, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 19, 2002
CANADA - ONTARIO COURT OF APPEAL DECISION - MIRED IN THE 19th CENTURY, News Release from Committee to Repeal Section 43 of the Criminal Code of Canada, January 15, 2002
CANADA - Ontario thwarts bid to quash spanking law; debate could hit Supreme Court, By James McCarten, The Canadian Press, January 15, 2002
MINNESOTA - Spare the Rod,
By Ellen Tomson, Pioneer Press, January 15, 2002
Abuse 'triggers schizophrenia',
BBC News, January 14, 2002
ALABAMA - School Uniform Controversy -- Parent asks: 'Are you trying to educate or ... humiliate?', By Rebecca Catalanello, Alabama Register, January 9, 2002
TENNESSEE - School board forbids paddling,
By Diane Long, Staff Writer, The Tennessean, January 9, 2002
MISSOURI - PTAVE's letter to the Missouri Legislature re: House Bill No. 1083, December 26, 2001
U.K - New call for ban on smacking
BBC News, December 19, 2001
SCOTLAND - Smacking case teacher gives up fight over job, By Andrew Denholm, Education Correspondent, The Scotsman, December 15, 2001
SCOTLAND - Rebellion threatens ban on smacking,
By David Scott, Scottish Government Editor, The Scotsman, December 14, 2001
ARKANSAS - Arkansas schools don't spare the rod -- Corporal punishment declining, but still popular, By Max Brantley, Arkansas Times, December 14, 2001
CANADA - R Church says family may defy court order not to spank, By Debora Van Brenk, Free Press, December 5, 2001
OHIO - Abuse didn't justify killing dad, judge says, By Andrea Simakis, Plain Dealer, November 22, 2001
Robert Fathman, Ph.D., President, National Coalition to Abolish Corporal Punishment in Schools, comments on Gambia's celebration of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), November 20, 2001
R ILLINOIS - Tom Johnson comments on the killing of Laree Slack,
Letter to Project NoSpank of November 19, 2001
R ILLINOIS - PUNISHED TO DEATH: Parents murder their 12-year-old daughter by hitting her 160 times with a 5-foot stretch of electrical cable, By Kirsten Scharnberg and Eric Ferkenhoff, Chicago Tribune, November 14, 2001
R ILLINOIS - Biblical beating kills girl: cops, By Maureen O'Donnell, Ana Mendieta and Annie Sweeney, Chicago Sun-Times, November 13, 2001
NEW ZEALAND - Father acquitted in pipe beating,
New Zealand Herald, November 4, 2001
ALABAMA - Nadine Block's letter of November 3, 2001 to Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - Jordan Riak's letter of November 3, 2001 to the Washington, D.C. School Board
R MISSOURI - Students Back After Abuse Charge, The Associated Press, The New York Times, November 2, 2001
R U.K. - School wants right to spank, Associated Press, November 2, 2001
R L MISSOURI - 115 students taken from academy; abuse alleged, Associated Press, November 1, 2001
S CANADA - Spanker slapped with jail time, By Sam Pazzano, Toronto Sun, October 31, 2001
R OKLAHOMA - Christian school teacher accused of injuring boy with dowel rod; insists he used only one hand, Associated Press, October 11, 2001
CONNECTICUT Man Charged With Chaining Toddler,
Associated Press, October 3, 2001
Robert Fathman's letter of September 28, 2001 to Mary Robinson, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
CALIFORNIA - Sheriff's Sergeant Accused of Child Abuse, By Jack Leonard, Los Angeles Times, September 13, 2001
TENNESSEE - Dayton principal won't face charges over paddling, By Chris Shackleford, Chattanooga Times Free Press, September 13, 2001
NORTHERN IRELAND MOVES TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM CORPORAL PUNISHMENT, SOURCE: Peter Newell at EPOCH-Worldwide, September 11, 2001
Desperate Measures - Parents of Troubled Youths Are Seeking Help at Any Cost, By Sara Rimer, The New York Times, September 10, 2001
SCOTLAND - Spanking of Toddlers to Be a Crime in Scotland, Fox News, September 07, 2001
SCOTLAND - The Scottish Executive"The harmful and degrading treatment of children can never be justified." - No smacking rule for children under three, September 6, 2001
ARKANSAS - Judge says spanking okay in suit against Magazine principal, By John T. Anderson, Southwest Times Record, August 31, 2001
LOUISIANA - Sheriff won't act on complaint by parents of paddled student, Associated Press, August 29, 2001
TEXAS - McLennan County schools uses spankings sparingly, By Martha Ashe, Waco Tribune-Herald, August 28, 2001
CALIFORNIA - To spank or not? Debate back as studies conflict; Report on East Bay families denies harm of occasional whacks,
By John Simerman, Contra Costa Times, August 25, 2001
Findings Give Some Support to Advocates of Spanking, By Erica Goode,
The New York Times, August 25, 2001
TEXAS - Forget the paddle; Houston ISD bans corporal punishment, Amarillo Globe-News, August 19, 2001
R CANADA - Canadians from sect flee to U.S. over right to spank,
By William Clairborne, Washington Post and Houston Chronicle, August 2, 2001
INDIANA - No state spare-the-rod rule; decisions left up to districts,
By Matt Schwartz, Indianapolis Star, July 31, 2001
L INDIANA - Youth Camp Mutiny Investigated, By P. Solomon Banda, Associated Press Writer
The Indianapolis Star, July 30, 2001
NEBRASKA - Dad Convicted for Using Cattle Prod,
Associated Press, July 31, 2001
R CANADA - Spanked kids returned to parents, Written by CBC News Online staff, July 27, 2001
FLORIDA - Parent Abuse? Boy, 6, Arrested After Kicking Pregnant Mom,
ABCNEWS.com, July 25, 2001
Spare the Rod?--Corporal Punishment in Schools Sparks Debate Over How to Discipline Students, By Geraldine Sealey, ABCNEWS.com, July 23, 2001
L S Connecticut Strip-Searches Truants, Runaways,
Women's Enews, July 21, 2001, and Jordan Riak's letter of July 22, 2001 to Women's Enews
L ARIZONA - Boot Camp Directors Deny Posts, Associated Press, July 21, 2001
ARIZONA - L Ariz. To Appoint Boot Camp Task Force, Associated Press, July 21, 2001
ALABAMA - National group seizes on racial disparity in punishment at Mobile schools, By Rebecca Catalanello, Mobile Register, July 21, 2001
L ARIZONA - Founder of Teen Boot Camp Probed, By Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press, July 20, 2001
ALABAMA - Boys, blacks paddled the most,
By Rebecca Catalanello, Alabama Register, July 19, 2001
ALABAMA - Mom for ban on corporal punishment in schools, By Rebecca Catalanello, Mobile Register, July 18, 2001
Heartland in court
By Bev Darr, Hannibal Courier-Post,
July 17, 2001
MISSOURI - Heartland in court,
By Bev Darr, Hannibal Courier-Post, July 17, 2001
FLORIDA - Spanking Teaches Wrong Lessons,
By Marlene Resnick, The Sarasota Herald-Tribune, July 16, 2001
R CANADA - Court ruling keeps seven Aylmer kids from going home,
By Stephanie Cesca, London Free Press, July 10, 2001
R CANADA - Spanked children to stay in foster care, Written by CBC News Online staff, July 9, 2001
R CANADA - 'There has to be pain,' church says, By Randy Richmond and Jonathan Sher, Toronto Sun July 7, 2001
L ARIZONA - Death Spotlights Youth Boot Camps, By Alisia Blackwood, Associated Press, July 6, 2001
L MARYLAND - Boy's Death At School A Homicide - District Heights Youth Died After a Struggle, By Jamie Stockwell, Washington Post, July 5, 2001
R MISSOURI - Christian School Questioned Over Discipline for Wayward, By Rick Bragg,
The New York Times, July 5, 2001
MICHIGAN - Chesterfield man charged with third-degree child abuse for spanking son, By Gordon Wilczynski, Macomb Daily, July 4, 2001
L ARIZONA - Accounts Put Darker Cloud Over Camp - Punishment results in death of 14-year-old, By Michale Janofsky, The New York Times, July 4, 2001
R FLORIDA - Port Charlotte school director arrested for paddling student,
Daytona Beach News-Journal wire services, July 4, 2001
L ARIZONA - Tough Love, Tougher Death - Boot camp - The lastest in a string of questionable ventures by Charles Long, By John Dougherty, (Phoenix) New Times, July 4, 2001
L ARIZONA - Boy, 14, dies at boot camp amid abuse allegations, Scott Thomsen, The Atlantic Journal-Constitution, July 4, 2001
FLORIDA - Teen, 14, to be tried as adult for murder, By Nicole White, The Miami Herald, June 30, 2001
MAINE - Court upholds ruling on spanking of child, Associated Press
June 29, 2001
IDAHO - State Made the Right Decision in the Idaho Standoff, By Joshua Miller, Newsday, June 14, 2001
ALABAMA - Bill enables discipline of the disabled -- Sessions measure aims to allow punishment for pupil misbehavior, By Karin Meadows, The Huntsville Times, June 15, 2001
TENNESSEE - Spare the rod? Not here, most agree , By Aimee Edmondson, The Commercial Appeal, June 3, 2001
TEXAS - Woman gets life for abusing son -- Boy, 10, burned with curling iron and boiling water, By Ruth Rendon, Houston Chronicle, May 31, 2001
TENNESSEE - Teacher, aide who hit students may be charged, By Jennifer Barnett, The Tennessean, May 23, 2001
Editorial: Spare the rod--Washington shouldn't encourage corporal punishment, (Pittsburgh) Post-Gazette, May 21, 2001
LR SOUTH AFRICA - Boy dies 'chained by neck' at Christian rehab detention camp, By Jeanne-Marie Versluis & Marietie Louw, News24.co.za, May 16, 2001
SOUTH AFRICA - (Pupils Sjambokked At Mpumalanga School, Zenzele Kuhlase, African Eye News Service (Nelspruit), May 14, 2001
R Abuse or discipline?, By Darryl E. Owens, Orlando Sentinel, May 13, 2001
Spare the Child, Steve Berman, M.D.,
Letter to the Editor, The New York Times, May 12, 2001
Paddling Foes Get Change in Amendment on Liability, By Jodi Wilgoren, The New York Times, May 11, 2001
Should Paddling be Banned in Schools?, By Jayne Keedle, Teen Newsweek, May 10, 2001
Letter to the Editor, Great Falls (Montana) Tribune, Jordan Riak, May 9, 2001
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - D.C. Schools Take Aim at Corporal Punishment--Training Established to Curtail Violence, By Justin Blum, The Washington Post, May 8, 2001
R GEORGIA - House of Prayer may lose 7 children today, 11 News, May 8, 2001
TEXAS - Justice of Peace defends boy's courtroom paddling, By Harvey Rice, Houston Chronicle, May 7, 2001
Hitting Back: Parents File Suit to Stop School Paddling, ABCNEWS.com, May 7, 2001
Breaking the Hickory Stick, Editorial: The New York Times, May 7, 2001
The New York Times: Paddling Equals Child Abuse -- Readers' Opinions Three letters to the editor, May 5, 2001
Letter to The New York Times,
Jordan Riak, May 3, 2001
LOUSIANA / U.S.A. - Lawsuits Touch Off Debate Over Paddling in the Schools, By Jodi Wilgoren, The New York Times, May 3, 2001
U.K. - Man is jailed for spanking stepsons, By Simon De Bruxelles, The Times, April 27, 2001
LOUISIANA - Paddling lawsuits stacking up on principal, SOURCE: nola.com, April 27, 2001
ALASKA - Substitute teacher suspended for spanking children--REGULATIONS: School District policy does not allow corporal punishment, By Rosemary Shinohara, Anchorage Daily News, April 26, 2001
OREGON - S Sex predator exploited ties with high school, Portland Oregonian, April 23, 2001
COLORADO - Therapists Guilty in `Rebirthing' Case,
By Judith Kohler, Associated Press, April 21, 2001
Virginia: Foster parents don't spank--Message from Prevent Child Abuse Virginia, April 19, 2001
R GEORGIA - Three More Men Arrested, Accused in Church Child Abuse Case , www.yahoo.com "In The News," April 19, 2001
R U.K. - Crackdown on abuse by priests, By Stephen Bates, societyguardian.co.uk, April 18, 2001
S R U.K. - Therapeutic hideaway for wayward priests, By Steven Morris and Stephen Bates, societyguardian.co.uk, April 18, 2001
L CALIFORNIA - New Horizons case goes to District Attorney--Poliches cited for violation of cease-and-desist order, By Rebecca Neipp, News Review (www.news-ridgecrest.com), April 18, 2001
VIRGINIA - Panel upholds spanking ban for foster kids, By Lisa Applegate, The Roanoke Times, April 18, 2001
IOWA - Woman accused of endangerment after allegedly whipping her 7-year-old grandson, By Tom Alex, Des Moines Register, April 12, 2001
ARIZONA - Mother says child was ordered to chew someone else's used gum, The Arizona Republic, April 12, 2001
KENYA - Minister outlaws caning in schools , Nation News Limited, David Aduda, April 11, 2001
FLORIDA - "Excessive' spanking gets Dawkins probation, By Jayne Hustead, Press Journal, April 10, 2001
R Sect Children are Used to Abuse, By Jeane Macintosh, New York Post, April 8, 2001
S U.K. - Spanking lecturer jailed for 2 1/2 years, Daily Mail, April 5, 2001
S ROMANIA - Mayor wants prostitutes to get 'a damn good spanking', Ananova Ltd., April 5, 2001
S IRELAND - Sex Beast Whipped Kids Too - Au pair perv gets 2 years,
By Martyn Sharpe, The Sun, April 3, 2001
S U.K. - Spanking charge teacher admits visiting sex websites,
Ananova Ltd , April 2, 2001
CALIFORNIA - Tustin substitute is fired and reported to police, state panel for allegedly taping shut child's mouth, By Sarah Tully Tapia, The Orange County Register, March 21, 2001
R GEORGIA - Pastor, 5 followers arrested in child beatings , By Joshua B. Good and Ron Martz, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 21, 2001
R GEORGIA - Church faces abuse probe over whipping of children, By Alan Judd, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 17, 2001
L CALIFORNIA - Felony charges sought against Poliches--New Horizons closure draws response from students, parents, employee and community, By Rebecca Neipp, News Review (Ridgecrest, California), March 14, 2001
UTAH - Not even 2nd vote in Senate can save the spanking bill--Doubts about the measure's impact helped spell its doom , Jennifer Dobner, Deseret News, February 27, 2001
UTAH - (Utah, H.B. 387) Spanking bill in timeout this year--Focus was on parental rights, Bob Ward, Standard-Examiner, February 27, 2001
SOUTH CAROLINA - Quit spanking students ,The Herald, February 26, 2001
MISSISSIPPI - Strip-search of teacher prompts legislation, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tn.), February 25, 2001
MISSISSIPPI - It could scare off good instructors, some say, By Sherri Williams, The (Jackson) Clarion-Ledger, February 22, 2001
UTAH - Spanking bill takes some hits--Controversial measure now goes before Senate, Jennifer Dobner, Deseret News, February 22, 2001
S ILLINOIS - Gang spankings? A curious news brief from The Daily Illini (Champaign, IL), February 21, 2001
KENYA - 8-year-old girl dies following corporal punishment by teacher, East African Standard, February 17, 2001
UTAH - House OKs Spanking Definition: Measure clarifies when paddlers risk losing kids , Dan Harrie, The Salt Lake Tribune, February 17, 2001
Michael Jackson's father recommends spanking children, AFP, February 16, 2001
SOUTH CAROLINA - Bill backs corporal punishment in schools, By Ken Knelly, The State online, February 16, 2001
R AUSTRALIA - Man awarded $2.5 million for strapping, AAP, National Nine News, February 14, 2001
ARKANSAS - Arkansas schools still using paddle--Osceola School District: 1,800 students; 1,752 paddlings in one year, By Shannon Magsam, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, February 11, 2001
MASSACHUSETTS - Officer convicted of assaulting son, By Marla A. Goldberg, Union News (springfield), February 10, 2001
CALIFORNIA - Stepfather jailed after boy's beating, Celeste Ward, The Times--The Valley-Bay Area, February 10, 2001
UTAH - When Is Spanking Children Abuse?, By Amy Hodson, The Salt Lake Tribune, February 10, 2001
MICHIGAN - Player says coach hit, bruised him--
Police examine January paddling of Detroit Murray-Wright football players, By Fred Girard, Detroit News, February 5, 2001
Docs: Investigate SIDS Cases, Newsday.com, February 2, 2001
R Critics Question Bush Charity Plan-- 'I'm sorry, Ma'am, I have to call the police. Your son has been tortured,' By Matt Kelley (Associated Press), Yahoo News, February 1, 2001
VIRGINIA - Dad Jailed for Dog-Housed Daughter, The New York Times, February 1, 2001
R AUSTRALIA - Man sues teacher and Catholic Church over 1984 strapping, By Ellen Connolly, Sydney Morning Herald, January 30, 2001
MICHIGAN - Abuse or not: Swats on trial, By erry Ernst, The Flint Journal, January 28, 2001
KENYA - Ten-year-old shoolgirl dies after beating by teacher, By Patrick Mathangani, The Daily Nation, January 25, 2001
CANADA - L 16-year-old jailed for his 'imagination', By Aaron Sands, The Ottawa Citizen, January 8, 2001
ALABAMA - South stands alone and more than one of every 10 licks lands in Alabama, By Challen Stephen, The Huntsville Times, December 17, 2000
TEXAS - Stephenville parents file suit after officials strip-search son, 10, Star-Telegram (Fort Worth), December 15, 2000
TEXAS - Parents Sue School for Strip Search, New York Times, December 16, 2000
S R U.K. - Police investigate sex abuse claims at Oratory school, societyguardian.co.uk, December 5, 2000
R Unprepared to Teach Parenting? Two churches long associated with Babywise author Gary Ezzo denounce his character and fitness for Christian ministry, By Kathleen Terner, ChristianityToday.com, November 13, 2000
S CANADA - Ninth pupil adds charge -- Educator admits to another victim, By Mike King, The Gazette (Montreal), November 1, 2000
S CANADA - Principal fooled everyone--How Wadsworth hid his pedophilia, By Karen Seidman, The Gazette (Montreal), October 31, 2000
R SOUTH AFRICA - Marais won't back down on comments, By Omar C. Jadwat, Newswire, October 30, 2000
AUSTRALIA - Law to limit punishment by parents facing defeat, BY David Humphries and Julia Baird, Sydney Morning Herald, October 26, 2000
R AUSTRALIA - It's the cane mutiny as schools fight to do it with love and care, By Julia Baird and Sharon Verghis, Sydney Morning Herald, October 25, 2000
Moms and Dads Flunk a Parenting Test, By Eric Nagourney, New York Times, October 24, 2000
S JAPAN - Big jump seen in indecent acts by teachers, By Yomiuri Shimbun, Daily Ymiuri, October 24, 2000
Shower child with attention in 1st year--Study finds meeting needs produces a secure, relaxed child once independent, By Meg Kissinger, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, October 14, 2000
VIRGINIA - Critics Plead for VA. to Prohibit Spanking, By Chris Kahn, Associated Press, October 13, 2000
S ROREGON - Archdiocese settles abuse suits--Apology acknowledges 'past failings', By Michael Wilson, The Oregonian, October 11, 2000
VIRGINIA - Coalition asks state board to block rules on spanking, By Elizabeth Simpson, The Virginian-Pilot, October 11, 2000
Most adults approve of spanking children, despite experts' recommendations, CNN.com, October 5, 2000
Survey: Many parents of young kids misunderstand discipline, spoiling, By David Crary, The Boston Globe, October 4, 2000
S U.K. - Child abuse probe at boys' school, By Stewart Payne, This is London, Associated Newspapers, Ltd., September 29, 2000
AUSTRALIA - Smacking ban may be lifted for carers, By Geesche Jacobsen, Sydney Morning Herald, September 28, 2000
OREGON - Schools Sued Over Autistic Student Treatment - Albany Women Claim Children Were Mistreated, Koin.com, September 27, 2000
OHIO - Some Ohio schools not sparing the rod -- Corporal punishment allowed in districts, By Scott Stephens, Plain Dealer (Cleveland), September 24, 2000
R WISCONSIN - Conservative leader holds spanking demonstration, Associated Press, September 24, 2000
L OREGON - Inquiry into teen's death grows--Assault on student alleged, By Jonathan Nelson and Bryan Denson, The Oregonian, September 22, 2000
L OREGON - Charge in Wilderness School Death, Associated Press, September 20, 2000
MICHIGAN - Girl whipped with cord, wears sign saying she was spanked, Macomb Daily, September 20, 2000
TENNESSEE - Ex-teacher's defense bid not allowed--
Assault on student alleged, By Randy Kenner, The Knoxville News-Sentinel, September 19, 2000
S R NIGERIA - Anger as teen is flogged for love, The Sun-Herald, September 17, 2000
THAILAND - Editorial -- A lesson learned: Spare the rod, Bangkok Post, September 15, 2000
VIRGINIA - Spanking regulations begin Nov. 1 unless board acts, By Elizabeth Simpson, The Virginian-Pilot, September 14, 2000
R NORTH CAROLINA - Mom can keep kids in church enclave -- But judge critical of Spindale community, By John Woestendiek, The Charlotte Observer, September 14, 2000
THAILAND BANS THE CANE AT SCHOOLS,
Associated Press, September 13, 2000
SOUTH CAROLINA - Clash over discipline at boys school is resolved--Georgetown school won't allow spanking, By Rosanne Howard, The Sun News, August 31, 2000
U.K. - 'Slap' sentence head teacher to appeal, BBC News, July 28, 2000
R SPAIN - Spanish women outraged by book that gives advice on beatings, cnn.com book news, July 26, 2000
KENYA: The ban on school caning is to be enforced, By Catherine Gicheru, The Daily Nation News, July 23, 2000
VIRGINIA - Felony assault charge pending; Embattled Radford teacher resigns, By Isak Howell, The Roanoke Times, July 22, 2000
VIRGINIA - Foster-care rule change opposed, By Elizabeth Simpson, The Virginian-Pilot, July 19, 2000
VIRGINIA - Stop the pain for foster children; don't allow spanking, Editorial of The Virginian-Pilot, July 18, 2000
VIRGINIA - Sides debate how best to punish children; Is corporal punishment of foster children harmful or just another option for parents?, By Lisa Applegate, The Roanoke Times, July 15, 2000
CALIFORNIA - Ex-Child Abuser Beats Son To Death, By Brian Melley, Associated Press, July 14, 2000
U.K. - Gone are British school caning and cold showers, By Paul Majendie, Reuters, July 12, 2000
VIRGINIA - (Virginia) Rules that allow spanking of foster children should be rescinded, Editorial of The Virginian-Pilot, July 9, 2000
ALABAMA - Students sue Walker schools over flag, pledge--The only way they could receive diplomas on graduation night was if their parents agreed to the boys' corporal punishment., By Val Walton, The Birmingham News, July 7, 2000
CANADA - A blow against justice for children-- The decision that spanking is constitutional is strikingly retrograde, says a lawyer, By Corinne Robertshaw, The Globe and Mail, July 7, 2000
CANADA - Ontario judge upholds so-called spanking law, By James McCarten,
Vancouver Sun, July 6, 2000
ISRAEL - Israeli legislature backs up high court to shield children from parental violence, By Frimet Roth, Jerusalem Post, July 3 2000 [Original title: "Children's Nightmare Season"]
KENYA - Corporal punishment to be banned, says Kenya education minister, Daily Nation, June 29, 2000
AUSTRALIA - Spare that rod--MP's call to limit physical punishment of kids, By Andrew West, The Sun-Herald, June 25, 2000
R PENNSYLVANIA - Principal to drop fiberglass rod, Daniel Reynolds, Tribune-Review (Pittsburg), June 22, 2000
"We need the death penalty. We need to teach our children . . . uh, you see, our children are all spoiled rotten . . . "
CNN, interviewing a lady on the execution of Gary Graham, 6/22/00, information courtesy of Lloyd deMause.
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R PENNSYLVANIA - Principal, teacher held for court--Student testifies he was hit with rod, By Nate Guidry, Post-Gazette (Pittsburg), June 22, 2000
RPENNSYLVANIA - Principal, Teacher Held For Trial, Netcenter--Metro Networks, June 22, 2000
NEW YORK - Head-bashing teacher's aid charged, By Ikimulisa Stockwell-Mason, New York Post, June 17, 2000
L NORTH CAROLINA - Child handcuffed for three days--Boot Camp For Troubled Kids Closed, Associated Press, June 16, 2000
AUSTRALIA - Mother admits assaulting kids, put on bond, By Katharyn Heagney, Canberra Times, June 16, 2000
ARKANSAS - Police look into paddling complaint, 2nd in Dermott schools, By Emmett George, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, June 16, 2000
Group Finds Racial Disparity in Schools' 'Zero Tolerance', By Kenneth J. Cooper, Washington Post, June 15, 2000
U.K. - Teacher denies slap claim, BBC News, June 13, 2000
S R L TEXAS / U.S. / INDIA - Hare Krishna organization sued for alleged child abuse (Associated Press), dallasnews.com, June 12, 2000
S R L TEXAS / U.S. / INDIA - Hare Krishna Schools Sued--Federal Suit Involves 44 Plaintiffs Alleging Abuse, By Julia Campbell, abcnews.com, June 12, 2000
S R CALIFORNIA - Christian bookstore operator asks 15-year-old boy to spank him--Court affirms overturning of sex conviction, By Tom Gilchrist, Bay City Times, June 9, 2000
CANADA - Quebec mothers lean to violence, By Ingrid Phaneuf, The Gazette (Montreal), June 7, 2000
Jordan Riak's letter of May 13 to the Tribune-Review re: "Wilkins Twp. case raises punishment debate," Jonathan Potts, May 12, 2000.
R PENNSYLVANIA - Wilkins Twp. case raises punishment debate, By Jonathan Potts, Tribune-Review (Pittsburg), May 12, 2000
R PENNSYLVANIA - Christian School Principal and Teacher Face Abuse Charges, By Daniel Reynolds, Tribune-Review (Pittsburg), May 12, 2000
COLONIAL ERA PUNISHMENT SCRAPPED IN ZAMBIA, By Newton Sibanda in Lusaka and Hobbs Gama in Blantyre, The Sowetan (Johannesburg), May 10, 2000
CHINA - Chinese schools try to unlearn brutality, By Paul Wiseman, USA TODAY, May 9, 2000
R SOUTH AFRICA - South Africa Court To Decide Whether Schools Should Spare Rod, By Ernest Mabuza, Business Day (Johannesburg), May 8, 2000
GEORGIA - Lawsuit: Hancock board chairman hurt student he paddled, By Rob Peecher, The Macon Telegraph, May 8, 2000
L GEORGIA - Multiple Allegations of Child Abuse: Mel Blount Youth Home could lose state license, By Skippy Davis, The Macon Telegraph, May 8, 2000
L SOUTH CAROLINA - Youth jailers allowed to use force, judge says
By Clif LeBlanc, Staff Writer, The State (Columbia, S.C.), May 6, 2000
CHINA - Complaints against teachers on rise,
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2000
IRAN - Couple kill child for poor school marks, Independent Online (South Africa), May 1, 2000
Why child abuse is at 10-year low: Recent improvement is linked to the strong economy and programs targeting prevention., Daniel B. Wood, Staff writer, The Christian Science Monitor, May 1, 2000
Should the Hand That Rocks the Cradle Also Spank?, By Sandy Banks, Los Angeles Times, May 1, 2000
ARKANSAS - 2 Ark. teens who killed father get 6 years (Associated Press), gomemphis.com, April 25, 2000
GEORGIA / U.S. / WORLD Cultures clashing in metro courtrooms--Old ways of doing things sometimes land immigrants on the wrong side of the law, By Milo Ippolito, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 22, 2000
TEXAS - Terrorism rumors stir in Lamesa School officials increase security as precaution , By John Wise, The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, April 21, 2000
RLTEXAS - Two more file complaints against Roloff home, By Dan Parker, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, April 19, 2000
MICHIGAN - Teacher accused of assault might return to classroom, By Matt Bach, The Flint Journal, April 18, 2000
U.K. - Boy hangs himself after insulting school report, PA NewsBriefing, April 18, 2000
L TEXAS - 29 kids in 2 1/2 years died in state's care--2 stopped breathing while restrained recently, Kelley Shannon / Associated Press, Dallas Morning News, April 18, 2000
S TEXAS - Police couple charged with beating, child sexual abuse, The Lubbock Avalanche - Journal, April 13, 2000
R L TEXAS / U.S. - Abuse accusations at church-run home raise questions--Bush's plan decreased state control of similar groups, By Christopher Lee, Dallas Morning News, April 13, 2000
TEXAS - Two Texas Cops Accused of Torture (Associated Press), The New York Times, April 12, 2000
R L TEXAS - Abuse alleged--Mom may sue church-run Texas youth home, By Leon Stafford,
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 11, 2000
R L TEXAS - More arrests possible in church case--Youth home's leader accused of abusing 2 (Associated Press), Dallas Morning News, April 10, 2000
L LOUISIANA - Jena Juvenile inmates allege threats--Polozola issues protective order, By Vicki Ferstel, The Advocate Online (Baton Rouge), April 4, 2000
R OKLAHOMA - Okla. House Passes Creationism Bill, The New York Times, April 5, 2000
R TEXAS - "Deeply religious" Baptist mom admits using `holy rod' on kids--Death of 8-year-old under investigation, By Cindy Horswell, Houston Chronicle. April 4, 2000
DARE indoctrination fails to work and ends up endangering families, By Diane Barnes, The Detroit News, April 2, 2000
R NORTH CAROLINA - North Carolina preacher may face fire and brimstone at child abuse trial--Howard Hunichen could face up to nearly 10 years in prison for various child abuse and assault charges, Bryan Robinson, CourtTV online, March 27, 2000
S R TENNESSEE - Baptist minister & wife convicted: Kidnapping, rape, child abuse, USA Today, March 24, 2000
MASSACHUSETTS - Baby Duct-Taped to Wall--Day Care Center Director Admits to Incident, abcNEWS.com, March 24, 2000
Spanking: An Idea Whose Time Has Gone, By Agustin Gurza, Los Angeles Times, March 21, 2000
CANADA - Corporal punishment used as deterrent in Peace Wapiti, By Ellen Lawrence, Daily Herald-Tribune (Grand Prairie, Alberta), March 21, 2000
FLORIDA - Beloved Paddler Memorialized--McNulty memorial scholarship seeks donors, Ben Mattison, Miami Herald, March 16, 2000
SOUTH AFRICA - Debates to seek alternatives to corporal punishment at schools, Sharon Hammond, African Eye News Service, March 15, 2000
WISCONSIN - Use of "spanking stick" lands father in court, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 13, 2000
ISRAEL - Israeli High Court on Spanking, Letter to the Editor, By Susan H. Bitinsky, The New York Times, March 12, 2000
L Justice: Youth Imprisonment Doubles, Associated Press, February 27, 2000
L A Matter of Time--How Juvenile Justice Systems Fail Kids, By David Shapinsky, www.abcnews.go.com, February 26, 2000
CANADA - Family counsellor, a self-styled "drill sergeant," gets one year in jail for strapping stepchildren, Winnipeg Sun, February 26, 2000
WISCONSIN - Legislator calls for compulsory good manners toward teachers By Dennis Chaptman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 18, 2000
WASHINGTON - Facing juvenile detention or school, 13-year-old girl hangs self (Associated Press), The New York Times, February 18, 2000
NEW YORK - Ten-year-old apologizes for poor grades, kills self (Associated Press), The New York Times, February 17, 2000
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R E V I E W
Women in Black
A film by Claudia Sherwood
Video Librarian January/February 2000
(1999) 56 min. Cinema Guild (212) 246-5522
“You either went to a Catholic school or you were a dummy,” says one interviewee of the prevailing attitude in his neighborhood regarding quality K-12 education during the ‘50s. But as Claudia Sherwood’s funny and disturbing documentary about childhood Dances with Nuns (pre-Vatican II) points out, you were at the mercy of the sisters of mercy. Although New Testament in their teachings, the “women in black” could be decidedly Old Testament in their punishments, applying thick rulers to the backs of knuckles, pulling hair, or - in the very odd reported chastisement - locking a student’s head between a nun’s knees (of course, there are probably grown men today who would pay good money for this kind of treatment). Combining interviews with former students (and current and former nuns), together with archival footage of sisters and old Hollywood clips, Women in Black goes beyond a simple litany of classroom horrors to explore the psychological landscape of ‘50s and ‘60s Catholicism, including the likelihood of working class poor parents agreeing 100% with an abusive nun regarding their misbehaving child, the pressure cooker situations that nuns with 50 student classrooms (and few outlets for expressing frustration) often faced, and the possibly negative effects of being obsessed with pain and suffering (e.g., the detailed study of the lives of the martyred saints). While constantly reassuring the viewer that many perfectly well-adjusted sisters taught children prior to the sweeping reforms of the early ‘60s, the film nevertheless makes it quite clear that corporal punishment in Catholic school left its scars. Recommended. Aud: C, P, (R.Pitman)
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WISCONSIN - 8-year-old girl dies after whipping and "boot camp" treatment By David Doege, Journal Sentinel, February 16, 2000
CALIFORNIA - Letter to Editor Re: "Blackboard Licking Spurs Controversy", By Jordan Riak, February 14, 2000
CALIFORNIA - Blackboard Licking Spurs Controversy (Associated Press), The New York Times, February 12, 2000
ALABAMA - Letter to Editor Re: "Teacher in Urination Flap Jailed" By Laurie A. Couture, February 12, 2000
ALABAMA - Teacher in Urination Flap Jailed, New York Times, February 11, 2000
S INDIANA - Foster Parent Sentenced in Molesting (Associated Press), New York Times, February 9, 2000
R L ALABAMA - Alabama Deacon Denies Assaulting Teen (Associated Press), New York Times, February 9, 2000
L FLORIDA - Boy Who Died At Camp Was Asphyxiated (Associated Press), New York Times, February 8, 2000
L TEXAS - Texas Probes "Restraint" Death of Young Patient (Associated Press), New York Times, February 8, 2000
ISRAEL - Spank no more, By Herb Keinon, Jerusalem Post, February 7, 2000
ISRAEL BANS SPANKING, Dan Izenberg, Jerusalem Post, January 26 2000
U.S. - Department estimates 2,500 pupils beaten per day in US schools, Sun Herald (Biloxi, Miss.), January 24, 2000
U.S. / MISSISSIPPI - Mississippi leads in pupil beating, USA Today, January 24, 2000
S U.K. - Disgraced York Salvation Army leader faces jail for sex attacks, Evening Press, January 18, 2000
EUROPE - Europe turns against smacking, BBC News, January 18, 2000
"Children are Unbeatable!" EPOCH WORLDWIDE reacts to government Consultation Document, Epoch, January 18, 2000
U.K. - Parliament struggles to find language that will protect children from adult violence while protecting adults who use violence against children
- Parents retain right to smack, hitting with objects could be banned, BBC News, January 18, 2000
SOUTH AFRICA - Bring back the rod, Paul Kirk, The Mail & Guardian, January 14, 2000
L MARYLAND - Guards fired over broken bones, knocked out teeth and other assaults on youth (Associated Press), Las Vegas Sun, January 11, 2000
S L TEXAS - Ex-guard indicted on indecency with child, By Kevin Welch, Globe-News (Amarillo), January 8, 2000
L ALABAMA - Family doesn't believe juvenile committed suicide in center, The Associated Press, January 8, 2000
S L LOUISIANA - Former Juvenile Detention Center head indicted on charge of obscenity, Bob Anderson, The Advocate ONLINE (Baton Rouge), January 8, 2000
L U.S.A. / MARYLAND Time to stick a fork in America’s correctional boot camp boondoggle, David J. Krajicek, msnbc.com, December 23, 1999
BERMUDA - Bermuda Lawmakers Vote to End Hanging, Flogging By Matthew Taylor, Reuters, December 18, 1999
WISCONSIN - Free speech rights not for students, court rules (Associated Press), The New York Times, December 14, 1999
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand to consider children's rights--MP group on children sought, The Press (Christchurch, NZ), December 14, 1999
L MARYLAND - Maryland Boot Camp Probe Opens (Associated Press), The New York Times, December 13, 1999
L MARYLAND - Panel finds brutality widespread at camps--Pattern of violence by guards is beyond doubt, panel decides; Governor halts admissions; Baltimore judge orders all of city's juveniles transferred By Todd Richissin and Tomas W. Waldron, The Baltimore Sun, December 11, 1999
L GEORGIA - Boot Camps Not Working (Associated Press), ONLINE ATHENS, December 11, 1999
L MARYLAND - Boot Camp Program Suspended (Associated Press), New York Times, December 11, 1999
WISCONSIN 9-year-old was punished with bat, had his hands stapled to board, complaint says By Meg Jones, Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee), December 7, 1999
CANADA - Spanking Canadian Kids--Is It Wrong Or Reasonable? By Ian Karleff, Sympatico Newsexpress National News, December 6, 1999
L SOUTH DAKOTA - FBI Probes Death of Girl, 14, in Boot Camp (Reuters), The Washington Post, December 5, 1999
Expulsions soar under schools' zero tolerance, By Dirk Johnson, The Commercial Appeal (Memphis), December 5, 1999
CANADA - Canadian law gives adults defence to assault children, group says
Calgary Herald, December 4, 1999
Corporal Punishment: A Necessary Evil?, Rob Kennedy, about.com, December 1, 1999
R Without exception, kids shouldn't be hit, Anne Driscoll, Boston Globe, November 28, 1999
S NEBRASKA - Does spanking lead to weird sex?,
San Antonio Express-News, November 24, 1999
R MASSACHUSETTS - Text of Massachusetts Supreme Court decision in Donald R. Cobble v. Commissioner of the Dept. of Social Services,
Received November 19, 1999
R MASSACHUSETTS - Letter to the Editor, Boston Herald, re: the court's decision in Donald R. Cobble v. Commissioner of the Dept. of Social Services, By Laurie Couture, November 18, 1999
R MASSACHUSETTS - Massachusetts Court Tosses Spanking Charge (Associated Press), The New York Times, November 17, 1999
R For Christ's sake, put a stop to smacking
By Richard Reeves, The Guardian (London), October 31, 1999
R Storm over smacking children 'for God' By Jo Revill, Health Correspondent, Associated Newspapers Ltd. (London), October 29, 1999
Canadian study links spanking to psychiatric disorders By Vanessa Thomas, Reuters, October 5, 1999
U.K. - Father who hit solvent sniffer is admonished, By Auslan Cramb, Scotland Correspondent,
Electronic Telegraph (London), October 1, 1999
Don't spank at schools By Linda Espenshade, Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, Mass.), Wednesday, September [date unknown], 1999
BANGLADESH - Bangladesh Observes Child Rights Week--Minister of State for Women and Children Affairs, Zinnatunnesa Talukder, Calls for End to Corporal Punishment of Children Xinhua News Agency (China) received September 29, 1999
SWAZILAND - Beaten Girl Loses Eye--Swazi Youth Want to Ban School Beatings By Lunga Masuku, African Eye News Service, September 29, 1999
R MASSACHUSETTS - The case of a father's refusal to spare the rod By Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, September 15, 1999
R MASSACHUSETTS - Massachusetts Supreme Court considers spanking by parents, EWTN News, September 14, 1999
R MASSACHUSETTS - Minister's lawyer likens spankings to 'religious' event - SJC weighs parental right, DSS finding, By Sacha Pfeiffer, The Boston Globe, September 14, 1999
OHIO - Parent files lawsuit over teacher's discipline By Joanne Huist Smith, Dayton Daily News, September 11, 1999
Robert Fathman's letter to the Editor, September 9, 1999 in response to "Chief's drum major barred for hazing," Tallahassee Democrat, September 9, 1999
FLORIDA - Chief's drum major barred for hazing
By Melanie Yeager, Tallahassee Democrat, September 9, 1999
KENYA - Human Rights Watch: Teacher violence rampant in Kenya - Calls for ban on corporal punishment, Reuters, September 9, 1999
A spanking can be the right thing to do
By David Porter, The Orlando Sentinel on September 8, 1999
R U.K. - Ban on corporal punishment now applies to Britain's private schools, Reuters, September 2, 1999
GEORGIA - Aide paddled autistic child, now drives his bus By Richard Whitt, The Atlantic Journal-Constitution, September 1, 1999
TEXAS - Prohibit paddling - Letter to the editor of the Star-Telegram by Jordan Riak, September 1, 1999
SOUTH DAKOTA - Dad gets six months in jail for son's whipping By Jennifer Gerrietts, Argus Leader (Sioux Falls, S.D.), August 26, 1999
U.K. - Close eye to be kept on children of smack
teacher By Richard Savill, Electronic Telegraph (London), August 21, 1999
R L NEW JERSEY / CANADA - Brutality charge in Canada haunts ex-Oradell teacher By David Voreacos, Bergen Record (Hackensack, N.J.), August 20, 1999
JAPAN - Child Abuse Has Japan Rethinking Family Autonomy By Sheryl WuDunn
The New York Times, August 15, 1999
S CALIFORNIA - 2 Charged in Alleged Torture of Daughter - Court: Her mother and stepfather are accused of rape and other crimes. They reportedly treated her as a family slave for years
By Richard Winton, Special to Los Angeles Times, August 14, 1999
PENNSYLVANIA - School district spends 20G to settle spanking case
By Jim Smith, Staff Writer, Philadelphia Daily News, August 13, 1999
TEXAS - Irving schools keep paddling permissible By Mike Lee, Staff Writer, Star-Telegram (Fort Worth), August 12, 1999
R SOUTH AFRICA - Christian school body loses case to make spanking legal in "Christian" schools, Submitted by Graham Travers, South Africa, August 10, 1999
ISRAEL - Parents remanded for allegedly fracturing baby's limbs and skull By Heidi J. Gleit, The Jerusalem Post, August 10, 1999
TEXAS - The State of Paddling By Jessie Milligan, Star-Telegram (Fort Worth), August 9, 1999
R SOUTH AFRICA - Christians must spare the rod says High Court--Schools fail in their quest to have corporal punishment legalised By Carmel Rickard, Sunday Times (Johannesburg), August 8, 1999
R ‘Parent of Year’ returns award--Man linked to cult accused of child abuse, The Associated Press, August 5, 1999
AMA Study: Number of Child-Abuse Deaths Vastly Underreported, The Associated Press, August 4, 1999
R ARIZONA - Police Arrest Parents of Girl Found Dead in Prayer Room, The Associated Press, August 4, 1999
Study Says U.S. Child Abuse Deaths Understated
Reuters, August 3, 1999
L CALIFORNIA - Girl Treated as Family Slave, Never
Went to School, Never Left Home, Beaten Often, The Associated Press, August 1, 1999
R NEW JERSEY / CANADA - L Magistrate to decide on extradition of Catholic school teacher, The Associated Press, July 24, 1999
VIRGINIA - Candidate's spanking of child draws cheers, jeers By C.S. Murphy, The Roanoke Times, July 28, 1999
NEVADA - The Spanking Bill, MSNBC, July 22, 1999
MASSACHUSETTS - Strapping unruly son lands mom in court; her supporters say she is "sweet as pie" By Michael Lasalandra, Boston Herald, July 15, 1999
PENNSYLVANIA - What Justice? - How the killer of eight children got probation, By Bobby Cuza, Time, July 12, 1999
L ARIZONA / CALIFORNIA - Mother of Boys Ranch victim Contreraz settles suits, By Enric Volante, The Arizona Daily Star (Tucson), July 10, 1999
AUSTRALIA - Teachers' union rejects "school as punishment" message, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, July 9, 1999
LOUISIANA - Louisiana Governor Signs School R-E-S-P-E-C-T Bill, The Associated Press, July 7, 1999
