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School spankings are banned just about everywhere around the world except in US

  • Written by Lucy Sorensen, Assistant Professor in Public Administration and Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York
School spankings are banned just about everywhere around the world except in USCorporal punishment in schools around the world is disappearing, but a handful of countries have held on to the practice.Cat Act Art/Shutterstock.com

In 1970, only three countries – Italy, Japan and Mauritius – banned corporal punishment in schools. By 2016, more than 100 countries banned the practice, which allows teachers to legally...

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