Paddling in schools is state-sanctioned racial violence and needs to end Like Malcolm X once said, “only a fool would let his enemy teach his children.” Especially a racist educational system where most teachers are white and female and school administrators and staff are allowed to punish children by hitting them with wooden paddles, and where educational outcomes for students of color are intentionally abysmal. Black students are more likely to be located in states that excessively use corporal punishment in schools and they are more likely to be singled out for paddling. Make no mistake: this psychological and physical intimidation practiced by schools could not be sustained without support from ... Continue reading... https://thegrio.com/2021/05/17/paddling-corporal-punishment-in-schools/ Find in Internet Archives [google]Paddling in schools is state-sanctioned racial violence and needs to end[/google]
Paddling in schools is state-sanctioned racial violence and needs to end Opinion: The terrifying damage imposed by slavery and Jim Crow to generations of Black children is now being repeated in mostly segregated school districts where paddling has been institutionalized Like Malcolm X once said, “only a fool would let his enemy teach his children.” Especially a racist educational system where most teachers are white and female and school administrators and staff are allowed to punish children by hitting them with wooden paddles, and where educational outcomes for students of color are intentionally abysmal. Black students are more likely to be located in states that excessively use corporal punishment in schools ... Continue reading... https://news.yahoo.com/paddling-schools-state-sanctioned-racial-211100599.html Find in Internet Archives [google]Paddling in schools is state-sanctioned racial violence and needs to end[/google]