Nineteen states allow teachers and other parent-authorized caregivers to spank children (and administer other forms of corporal punishment), so long as these disciplinary actions are not shown to be cruel and intentionally torturous.

The discipline administered within your home and within schools are defined separately, meaning that you could choose to not incorporate spanking into your parenting at home, but that wouldn't diminish the ability a teacher has to spank your kids.

These states include:

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Wyoming.







States in red allow spanking. States in blue have banned it.

The number of states that allow spanking in schools have been diminishing at a rapid rate, as there were 45 states in favor of such laws in 1980 and only 22 states in 2004.

Would you allow your teachers, in your schools, to spank your children?