The intentional abuse of students at school is still legal in 19 states man with backpack beside a books
In the United States, it is illegal to hit another person. It is illegal for police officers or correctional officers to use force for any reason other than subduing someone.1 A court of law cannot sentence someone to physical punishment, such as whipping or branding, which were common criminal punishments, historically speaking, because that would violate the cruel and unusual clause of the Eighth Amendment. Why then is corporal punishment still legal for schoolteachers to enact on students in 19 states?
We are not talking about force to subdue violence or force in self-defense. No, we are talking about teachers paddling or spanking students, from the time they start school until they graduate, as punishment for misbehaving on school property. Parents are asked to provide permission for field trips, sexual education or school nurses administering medicat
Wall Street Journal, New York State Senator Brian Kavanagh, chair of the housing committee, is sponsoring a bill that would require residential co-op and condominium boards to provide a written explanation for why they turned down a given buyer. Boards would also need to have a clear and easily accessible application and acceptance policy and let applicants know of their status within 90 days.
While condos could also turn down a buyer for an unspecified reason, they are generally much more permissive to anyone with funds to buy. New York City co-ops, meanwhile, are particularly notorious for an exclusive approval system.