Re: corporal punishment in schools

["Deb Kovalak" <DebKovalak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lisa,

You might want to check out

http://www.nospank.org/

Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education (PTAVE).
PTAVE is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

P.O. Box 1033, Alamo, CA 94507-7033
Telephone: (925) 831-1661
FAX: (925) 838-8914
E-mail ptave@silcon.com

It is probably the most comprehensive site I have seen regarding
research on spanking.

Deb Kovalak
Cleveland, Ohio
http://www.Join-Hands.com


-----Original Message-----
From: lisa fontes <lfontes@javanet.com>
To: Child Maltreatment Researchers
<CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu>
Date: Monday, March 01, 1999 9:07 AM
Subject: corporal punishment in schools


>I am trying to get data on corporal punishment in schools. Can anyone
>tell me:
>
>* how many states still allow corporal punishment in schools?
>
>* what percentage of school districts still allow it? (alternatively,
>what percentage of children attend schools where it is permitted?)
>
>* how many incidents of corporal punishment in schools still occur?
>
>I would love to get access to the data on-line since I need it for a
>class I'm teaching next week and don't have a lot of library time.
>
>Thanks!
>Lisa Fontes, Ph.D.
>