Lawmaker Wants to Allow Teachers to Spank Kids Harder

“A bill introduced by a Wichita lawmaker would ease some restrictions on spanking in Kansas, allowing parents, caregivers or school officials to hit children hard enough to leave redness or bruising,” the Witchita Eagle reports.

Rep. Gail Finney (D), “who introduced the bill, said it attempts to define corporal punishment, restore parental rights and protect parents who spank their children from being charged with child abuse.”