Pledge of Allegiance in Schools

One topic that has been brought up over the past few years in public schools is the saying of the Pledge of Allegiance. The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States is an oath of loyalty to the national flag and the republic of the United States of America, originally composed by Francis Bellamy in 1892. The Pledge has been modified four times since then, with the most recent change adding the words "under God" in 1954 The one statement that has created an uproar is "Under God." Some states give the students the option to say it. In other states, students are not allowed to say "Under God" at all. Currently, 43 states have laws regarding requirements for student recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in schools. However, seven states have no requirements for the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. These states are Iowa, Hawaii, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, Vermont, and Wyoming. There was even an incident in Mississippi dealing with the pledge of allegiance. There was a judge who put an attorney in jail for criminal contempt for refusing to stand for the pledge of allegiance. That just shows how big of a deal the pledge of allegiance really is.

Corporal Punishment Video

This video is about a particular student that lives in India. The teacher was using corporal punishment in her classroom which went way to far. One child ended up committing suicide because of it. This video shows everything that happened to this student and his teacher.

Corporal Punishment Picture

*  This picture illustrates a little boy at school being paddled by his teacher while his classmates watch.  Back in the early years, getting spanked at school was very common.  Now, it creates quite a big controversy all over the world.  Most parents do not feel comfortable having their children be spanked at school.  For most children, it can cause harm, fear, and embarassment.  A lot of children who receive this will not want to come back to school which effects their academics.  If kids end up dropping out of school at an early age, they will never be able to excel and get a diploma.  I think it is deffinately up to the childrens parents to discipline them at home, not at school.

Corporal Punishment in Schools

Corporal punishment is one of the main controversies in schools all around the world.  Corporal punishment is a legal form of punishment in twenty states while illegal in the others.  It is shown that children who have experienced hitting, paddling, or other harsh practices in schools end up having problems with fear, depression, and anger.  A majority of these kids even end up dropping out of school because they don't want to go back because they are in fear for getting hurt again. Corporal punishment places parents and teachers in positions where they may have to choose between educational advancement and students' physical well-being.  For instance, some parents who learn that their children are being struck at public school find themselves without recourse, unable to effectively opt-out from the practice, and unable to obtain legal or other redress when their children have been paddled against their wishes.  Ultimately some parents find that the only way they can protect their children from physical harm is to withdraw them from school altogether.  It is also shown that corporal punishment can effects everyone in the school, not just the one being punished.  If one child gets abused then it creates a violent school environment and everyone in that school may be afraid to come back.  Corporal punishment really needs to be banned in all schools so every child is guaranteed a healthy, learning environment.