Parents have a responsibility not only to provide for their children but also to teach them the practical and psychological skills they will need to be well-functioning adults. To that end, parents ...

In Alabama, it's still legal for parents, and in some cases schools, to physically use corporal punishment. While many states have banned the practice in classrooms, Alabama law allows corporal ...

Researchers have documented wide fluctuations and racial disparities in school discipline -- and ways educators might be better able to prevent incidents altogether. Rates of school discipline ...

Corporal punishment, including spanking, is legal in 17 states. (Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images) A common form of punishment many parents use to discipline their children is spanking. By the time a ...

A 19-year-old sailor who jumped from the USS Abraham Lincoln in an apparent suicide attempt is facing non-judicial punishment ...

Many parents across the country have demanded Congress outlaw corporal punishment in schools, but for many counties and ...

She was twelve years old. Her crime? Taking a key and some money that did not belong to her. Her punishment? A metal key ...

Rates of school discipline fluctuate widely and predictably throughout a school year and increase significantly faster for Black students than for their white counterparts, University of California, ...