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Coverage dated August 19, 2024

Illinois bans corporal punishment in all schools, prohibiting paddling, spanking and hitting

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This school year, Illinois will become just the fifth state in the nation to prohibit corporal punishment in all schools.

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  1. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Illinois bans corporal punishment in all schools. ‘Hitting kids should never be allowed.’ (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    When the ban takes effect in January, Illinois will join New Jersey, Iowa, Maryland and New York in prohibiting paddling, spanking or hitting in every school.

  2. The Pantagraph

    'Hitting kids should never be allowed': Illinois bans corporal punishment in all schools (opens The Pantagraph)

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    This school year, Illinois will become just the fifth state in the nation to prohibit corporal punishment in all schools.

  3. NBC Chicago

    Illinois bans corporal punishment in all schools, prohibiting paddling, spanking and hitting (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    This school year, Illinois will become just the fifth state in the nation to prohibit corporal punishment in all schools.

  4. Anchorage Daily News

    Illinois becomes 5th state to ban corporal punishment in all schools (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Legislation that Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law this month bans physical punishment in private schools while reiterating a prohibition on the practice in public schools implemented 30 years ago.

  5. Fox32 Chicago

    ‘Hitting kids should never be allowed’: Illinois bans corporal punishment in schools (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Fox32 Chicago's feed description

    This school year, Illinois will become just the fifth state in the nation to prohibit corporal punishment in all schools.

  6. Southern Minnesota

    'Hitting kids should never be allowed': Illinois bans corporal punishment in all schools | State (opens Southern Minnesota)

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    Southern Minnesota's feed description

    SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — This school year, Illinois will become just the fifth state in the nation to prohibit corporal punishment in all schools.

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