The Kansas bill does not allow children to be hit with fists or a belt. Bill lets teachers spank kids 10 times

A Kansas state representative has introduced a bill that would allow teachers and caregivers to spank children up to 10 times, hard enough to cause redness and bruising, according to a report.

House member Gail Finney, a Democrat from Wichita, said the bill aims to restore parental rights, according to KCTV5.


It takes current law a step further, allowing parents or anyone given parental permission to spank children hard enough to leave a mark. Spanking is now allowed as long as it doesn’t leave marks.

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“This bill basically defines a spanking along with necessary reasonable physical restraint that goes with discipline, all of which has always been legal,” said Britt Colle, a deputy county attorney in Macpherson County, who gave Finney the idea for the bill, KCTV5 said.

The bill rules out hitting children with fists, a belt or a switch, or hitting them on the head or the body other than the buttocks, the report said.

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