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Corporal punishment, also referred to as "physical punishment" or "physical discipline," is defined as using physical force, no matter how light, to cause deliberate bodily pain or discomfort in response to some undesired behavior. In schools in the United States, corporal punishment takes the form of a teacher or school principal striking a student's buttocks with a wooden paddle.
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- ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Leeds City". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ↑ Dell'antonia, K. J. "Not Allowing a School to Administer Corporal Punishment". The New York Times . September 16, 2013
