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PEDIATRICS Vol. 106 No. 2 August 2000, pp. 343
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS:
Corporal Punishment in Schools
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The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that corporal punishment in schools be abolished in all states by law and that alternative forms of student behavior management be used.
It is estimated that corporal punishment is administered
between 1 and 2 million times a year in schools in the United
States.1 Increasingly, states are abolishing corporal
punishment as a means of discipline, but statutes in some states still
allow school officials to use this form of discipline.2-4
The American Academy of Pediatrics believes that corporal punishment
may affect adversely a student's self-image and school achievement and
that it may contribute to disruptive and violent student
behavior.1,5-7 Alternative methods of behavioral
management have proved more effective than corporal punishment and are
specifically described in the reference articles.5-7
Physical force or constraint by a school official may be required in a
limited number of carefully selected circumstances to protect students
and staff from physical injury, to disarm a student, or to prevent
property damage.
The American Academy of Pediatrics urges parents, educators, school
administrators, school board members, legislators, and others to seek
the legal prohibition by all states of corporal punishment in schools
and to encourage the use of alternative methods of managing student
behavior.
COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL HEALTH, 1999-2000
LIAISONS
CONSULTANT
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Howard L. Taras, MD, Chairperson
David A. Cimino, MD
Jane W. McGrath, MD
Robert D. Murray, MD
Wayne A. Yankus, MD
Thomas L. Young, MD
Evan Pattishall III, MD
American School Health Association
Missy Fleming, PhD
American Medical Association
Maureen Glendon, RNCS, MSN, CRNP
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and
Practitioners
Lois Harrison-Jones, EdD
American Association of School Administrators
Linda Wolfe, RN, BSN, MEd, CSN
National Association of School Nurses
Jerald L. Newberry, MEd
National Education Association, Health Information Network
Mary Vernon, MD, MPH
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Paula Duncan, MD
Su Li, MPA
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The recommendations in this statement do not indicate an exclusive course of treatment or serve as a standard of medical care. Variations, taking into account individual circumstances, may be appropriate.
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- 1986-1987 Elementary and Secondary Schools Civil Rights Survey, National Summary of Projected Data. Washington, DC: Office of Civil Rights, US Department of Education; 1987
- The National Center for the Study of Corporal Punishment and Alternatives. States Which Have Abolished Corporal Punishment as a Means of Discipline in the Schools. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University; 1994
- Dolins JC, Christoffel KK Reducing violent injuries: priorities for pediatrician advocacy. Pediatrics. 1994; 94:638-651 [Abstract]
- 1990 Elementary Secondary School Civil Rights Survey, National State Summary of Projected Data. Washington, DC: Office of Civil Rights, US Department of Education; 1992
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The role of the pediatrician in abolishing corporal punishment in schools.
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[Abstract/Free Full Text] - Hyman IA, Wise JH, eds. Corporal Punishment in American Education: Readings in History, Practice and Alternatives. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press; 1979
- Hyman HA, McDowell E, Raines B. In: Wise JH, ed. Proceedings: Conference on Corporal Punishment in the Schools: A National Debate. Washington, DC: National Institute of Education; 1977
Pediatrics (ISSN 0031 4005). Copyright ©2000 by the American Academy of Pediatrics
Statement of reaffirmation:
- AAP Publications Reaffirmed, May 2006
- American Academy of Pediatrics
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