US House Hearings on Corporal Punishment in Schools

This past week, The Committee on Education and Labor held a hearing on Corporal Punishment in US Schools. This is ground breaking progress as it the first time in 18 years the government has discussed this issue.

Experts testified about the ineffectiveness of corporal punishment and the deleterious effects it can have on students. Both Democrats and Republicans agreed this needs to end, and the committee has promised to introduce a bill that would institute a federal ban on corporal punishment in US schools.

95 of the countries 100 largest school districts outlaw the practice. Even in Texas, which beats over 40,000 kids a year, the largest districts of Houston and Austin have banned the practice.

DetentionSlip.org, along with The United Nations, PTA and other organizations opposes corporal punishment in schools. We have set up a Facebook Page which we encourage you to "Like" and help spread the word - raising awareness around this issue will be crucial in the weeks to come.

MORE: Corporal Punishment in Schools and its Effect on Academic Success

<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pu7u0SiXZsc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pu7u0SiXZsc&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /> <div><br /> </div><div>This past week, The Committee on Education and Labor held a hearing on Corporal Punishment in US Schools. This is ground breaking progress as it the first time in 18 years the government has discussed this issue.</div><div><br /> </div><div>Experts testified about the ineffectiveness of corporal punishment and the deleterious effects it can have on students. Both Democrats and Republicans agreed this needs to end, and the committee has promised to introduce a bill that would institute a federal ban on corporal punishment in US schools.</div><div><br /> </div><div>95 of the countries 100 largest school districts outlaw the practice. Even in Texas, which beats over 40,000 kids a year, the largest districts of Houston and Austin have banned the practice. </div><div><br /> </div><div>DetentionSlip.org, along with <i>The United Nations</i>, <i>PTA</i> and other organizations opposes corporal punishment in schools. We have set up a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stop-Teachers-from-Beating-Kids-End-Corporal-Punishment-in-US-Schools/115826261771345?v=app_4949752878">Facebook Page</a> which we encourage you to "Like" and help spread the word - raising awareness around this issue will be crucial in the weeks to come.</div><div><br /> <b>MORE:</b> <a href="http://edlabor.house.gov/hearings/2010/04/corporal-punishment-in-schools.shtml">Corporal Punishment in Schools and its Effect on Academic Success</a></div>

Henry principal faces backlash over T.I. visit

This is great.. so as part of rapper T.I.'s sentence, he has to do 400 hours of community service including speaking at schools. One parent was upset that a convicted felon was being brought in to speak to his kid, and told the prinicpal. The principal, Terry Oatts, responded to the parent:

“I thought about asking a guy who snorted cocaine and got arrested for DUI when he was 30 to come and speak to our kids, but President George W. Bush was not available.”

Zing!


STORY: Henry principal faces backlash over T.I. visit

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://weblogs.cltv.com/news/local/chicago/TI.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://weblogs.cltv.com/news/local/chicago/TI.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><br /> This is great.. so as part of rapper T.I.'s sentence, he has to do 400 hours of community service including speaking at schools. One parent was upset that a convicted felon was being brought in to speak to his kid, and told the prinicpal. The principal, Terry Oatts, responded to the parent:<br /> <br /> <blockquote>“<i>I thought about asking a guy who snorted cocaine and got arrested for DUI when he was 30 to come and speak to our kids, but President George W. Bush was not available.</i>”</blockquote>Zing!<br /> <br /> <br /> <b>STORY: </b><a href="http://www.ajc.com/news/henry-principal-faces-backlash-484609.html">Henry principal faces backlash over T.I. visit</a>

NYC Agrees to Shut the 'Rubber Rooms'

'Rubber Rooms' -- the places where suspended teachers sit and do nothing and get paid while waiting for a decision on their case (the average time being 18 months) -- will be shut down by December 2010. This has a been a massive debacle, wasting millions of dollars a year. A great victory and long anticipated reform.



 STORY: WNYC - News - City Agrees to Shut the 'Rubber Rooms'

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.untoldentertainment.com/blog/img/2009_09_18/rubberRoom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="http://www.untoldentertainment.com/blog/img/2009_09_18/rubberRoom.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> 'Rubber Rooms' -- the places where suspended teachers sit and do nothing and get paid while waiting for a decision on their case (the average time being 18 months) -- will be shut down by December 2010. This has a been a massive debacle, wasting millions of dollars a year. A great victory and long anticipated reform.<br /> <br /> <object height="36" width="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.wnyc.org/flashplayer/mp3player.swf?config=http://www.wnyc.org/flashplayer/config_share.xml&file=http://www.wnyc.org/stream/xspf/153543"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.wnyc.org/flashplayer/mp3player.swf?config=http://www.wnyc.org/flashplayer/config_share.xml&file=http://www.wnyc.org/stream/xspf/153543" id="WNYC_Mp3_Player_153543" name="WNYC_Mp3_Player_153543" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" wmode="transparent" height="36" width="350"></embed></object><br /> <br />  <b>STORY:</b> <a href="http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/153543">WNYC - News - City Agrees to Shut the 'Rubber Rooms'</a><br /> <div><br /> </div><div><br /> </div>

Making Education Beautiful

Great article on Huffington Post by Jason Pugatch about the need to make education beautiful.

But look at what they walk into every day of the school year: chain link, bicycle-locked fences and drab buildings with no air conditioning. What is a school? Moreover, what do we want a school to be? A place of beauty and freedom for learning and expression, or a place where one is confined and taught? Architecture sends as clear a message to students as the teacher standing in the classroom. And it is something public school systems ought to consider as they begin to replace the aging schools in their districts.

STORY: Jason Pugatch: Making Education Beautiful

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/articles/blog/1940000394/20090505/SS_StreamlineDesk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="231" src="http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/articles/blog/1940000394/20090505/SS_StreamlineDesk.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Great article on Huffington Post by Jason Pugatch about the need to make education beautiful.<br /> <blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Century, Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><i>But look at what they walk into every day of the school year: chain link, bicycle-locked fences and drab buildings with no air conditioning. What is a school? Moreover, what do we want a school to be? A place of beauty and freedom for learning and expression, or a place where one is confined and taught? Architecture sends as clear a message to students as the teacher standing in the classroom. And it is something public school systems ought to consider as they begin to replace the aging schools in their districts.</i></span></blockquote><b>STORY:</b> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-pugatch/making-education-beautifu_b_535892.html">Jason Pugatch: Making Education Beautiful</a>

10,000+ Photos Taken of Students by School - Parents Sue

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DetentionSlip.org was invited to be in the audience of The Daily Show this past week, and here is a clip from the show. FoxNews is really losing it here... Do any of you actually watch Fox "News"? Don't you feel insulted when they pull shit like this?

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NY Teacher Steals Lunches from Students

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Video shows student beaten; Cop suspended

Little hazy but def shows a cop laying into a student.

Just a tip: your wife isn't going to stop banging her personal trainer, no matter how hard you hit this kid.

STORY: Video shows student beaten; Cop suspended

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/brandnewday/archives/pig-thumb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/brandnewday/archives/pig-thumb.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Little hazy but def shows a cop laying into a student.<br /> <br /> Just a tip: your wife isn't going to stop banging her personal trainer, no matter how hard you hit this kid.<br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><object height="285" width="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ajR6Fga8tsw&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ajR6Fga8tsw&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="385"></embed></object></div><br /> <b>STORY:</b> <a href="http://www.wtop.com/?nid=708&sid=1933026">Video shows student beaten; Cop suspended</a>

Judge tells Mississippi schools to stop segregating

Wait, we can't let most of the white kids transfer to another school district and put all the ones who stay into all white classrooms? This is so unamerican. There is no more racism right? We have a black president.. Hey Mississippi - wake the fuck up.

STORY: Judge tells Mississippi schools to stop segregating

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/Politics/images-2/segregation-drinking-fountain.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/Politics/images-2/segregation-drinking-fountain.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Wait, we can't let most of the white kids transfer to another school district and put all the ones who stay into all white classrooms? This is so unamerican. There is no more racism right? We have a black president.. Hey Mississippi - wake the fuck up.<br /> <br /> <b>STORY:</b> <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE63C4AJ20100413">Judge tells Mississippi schools to stop segregating</a>

8-year-old girl run over by her school bus

"An 8-year-old honor student at W.S. Harlan Elementary School was accidentally run over and killed by a school bus Thursday." 


What a tragedy. 

STORY: 8-year-old girl run over by her school bus

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Duder Leaves Pot in 6-Year-Old Son's Backpack

Dad of the Year Ronald Washington allegedly made a call to his 6 yr old sons school saying that "he left something in his sons elmo backpack, and needed to come pick it up".. Well.. when he showed up the cops were there to pick him up. Doh!

STORY: Uniontown Man Allegedly Left Marijuana In 6-Year-Old Son's Backpack

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/scanner/Marijuana-1114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/scanner/Marijuana-1114.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br /> Dad of the Year Ronald Washington allegedly made a call to his 6 yr old sons school saying that "he left something in his sons elmo backpack, and needed to come pick it up".. Well.. when he showed up the cops were there to pick him up. Doh!<br /> <br /> STORY: <a href="http://kdka.com/watercooler/Menallen.Elementary.school.2.1621380.html">Uniontown Man Allegedly Left Marijuana In 6-Year-Old Son's Backpack</a>

Meet T.J. Pluhacek, the Youngest iPad App Developer

This kid is cooler than your kid. I love seeing stories of young entrepreneurs. I was consistently getting busted in elementary school for selling WarHeads and Cry Babys and finally switched to online software sales at the age of 10. The shit I could have done with an iPad back then. Congrats to TJ! How many schools out there are running scared to ban the iPad?

STORY: Meet T.J. Pluhacek, the Youngest iPad App Developer

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.fastcompany.com/upload/tj.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" src="http://images.fastcompany.com/upload/tj.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> This kid is cooler than your kid. I love seeing stories of young entrepreneurs. I was consistently getting busted in elementary school for selling WarHeads and Cry Babys and finally switched to online software sales at the age of 10. The shit I could have done with an iPad back then. Congrats to TJ! How many schools out there are running scared to ban the iPad?<br /> <br /> <b>STORY:</b> <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/1613554/interview-with-tj-pluhacek-16-year-old-ipad-app-developer">Meet T.J. Pluhacek, the Youngest iPad App Developer</a>