If HR 5005 fails…watch out for CPS…Yikes!!!! HR 5005 To end the use of corporal punishment in schools, and for other purposes (nospank.net/bancpusa.pdf). IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee… A BILL To end the use of corporal punishment in schools, and for other purposes. 112TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 2011’’. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Behavioral interventions for children mustpromote the right of all children to be treated with (2) Safe, effective, evidence-based strategies are available to support children who display challenging behaviors in school settings. (3) School personnel have the right to work in a safe environment and should be provided training and support to prevent injury and trauma to themselves and others. (4) According to the Department of Education’s Technical Assistance Center on School-Wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Support, outcomes associated with school-wide positive behavior support are decreased office discipline referrals, increased instructional time, decreased administrator time spent on discipline issues, efficient and effective use of scarce resources, and increased perception of school safety and sustainability through a team approach. (5) Nineteen States continue to permit corporal punishment in public schools. According to Department of Education statistics, each year in the United States, hundreds of thousands of school children are subjected to corporal punishment in public schools. School corporal punishment is usually executed in the form of ‘‘paddling’’, or striking students with a wooden paddle on their buttocks or legs, which can result in abrasions, bruising, severe muscle injury, hematomas, whiplash damage, life-threatening hemorrhages, and other medical complications that may require hospitalization. Congressional Black CaucusCongressional Black Caucus FoundationThe Black Report Black Enterprise BlackDoctor.org Black in America Black Hair MediaLilly Black Black Women For WellnessAfro-American NewspapersCongressman Bobby Scott Gross racial disparity exists in the execution of corporal punishment of public school children, and African-American schoolchildren are disproportionately corporally punished. The most recent available statistics show that African-American students make up 17.1 percent of the national student population, but 35.6 percent of all students subjected to physical punishment at school. Committee on Education and Workforce DemocratsCongressman John KlineSenator Tom HarkinSecretary Arne DuncanJoe Biden Sheriff Joe ArpaioOffice of the Arizona Attorney General, Tom HorneSpeaker John BoehnerJohn Boehner NPRs Weekend Edition USA TODAY Good Morning America The New York Times - Science BBC America Today Show TODAYBBC The Autism Society of AmericaEnd All Corporal Punishment of ChildrenInvisible Children Childrens Rights FloridaFamilies Against Child Protective ServicesAlice Miller - end child abuse - support groupChildren Screaming To Be HeardIn Support of Children - Its NEVER ok to HIT A CHILD Harold Jordan Blake Hutchison Robert Straley Joe MaxwellJohn Bonner Dottie Jane Wise Miki Uyehara Nia Imani Teketa WilliamsJordan Riak Paula Flowe Paula FloweNBC LAAnthony Mendez Pastor A JusticeDalai Lama
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 07:39:16 +0000
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