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Assessing the Economic Importance of Reducing Violence – Healthcare's Violent Struggle, By Madeleine Y. Gomez, Ph.D. & Ernest Zambrano, MBA., CASEINPOINT, December 2011 - January 2012
Sacramento's 'girl with a hundred scars' files claim for damages, By Marjie Lundstrom,
mlundstrom@sacbee.com, The Sacramento Bee, July 31, 2011
Phoenix police: Dead girl in footlocker tortured; 4 arrested, By William Hermann, The Arizona Republic, July 28, 2011
Secretary Duncan, Attorney General Holder Announce Effort to Respond to School-to-Prison Pipeline by Supporting Good Discipline Practices, By Education Department, Ed.gov, July 21, 2011
Lawsuit filed over paddling incident, By Mark Harrison, Times-Journal, July 20, 2011
Accused Molester Given Access to Child Pornography in Case Against Him, By Tom Henderson, ParentDish, July 14, 2011
Paddling on the decline, but still alive in WNC schools, By Colby Dunn, Smoky Mountain News, July 13, 2011
The fine line between spanking and abuse, By James Cannon, Midland Reporter-Telegram, July 12, 2011
GAO: US tracking of child-abuse deaths is flawed, By David Crary, AP National Writer, Associated Press, July 12, 2011
Corporal punishment outmoded, ineffective; Let's Do Better, By Brenda Robinson, source:
http://www.FrostIllustrated.com, July 6, 2011
Pa. child abuse numbers raise questions, By Patriot-News Editorial Board The Patriot-News, July 05, 2011
A Telling Moment, By Jordan Riak, July 5, 2011
Caged and doomed, boy leaves sad account of his life, By Bob Greene, CNN Contributor, CNN, July 3, 2011
Can the cane: corporal punishment has no place in our schools, By Mike Stuchbery, "The DRUM Opinion,"
http://www.abc.net.au, July 1, 2011
Parents Caught Spanking Children on Audiotape Real Time, By Susan Donaldson James, ABC News, June 30, 2011
The Debate on Spanking is Dead, By James C. Talbot, June 27, 2011
Gaston County Schools puts down the paddle, By Amanda Memrick, Gaston Gazette, June 22, 2011
Altamonte Springs adoptive mom enters child-abuse plea – Children spanked and starved, By Rene Stutzman, Orlando Sentinel, June 22, 2011
Namibia: Corporal Punishment Case Heads to Court, By Denver Kisting, The Nambian, allAfrica.com, June 22, 2011
Mom killed child 'over broken TV', By Kirstan Conley and Jennifer Fermino, New York Post, June 21, 2011
Vatican Calls Meeting and Plans Database in Effort to Stop Sexual Abuse, By Elisabetta Povoledo, The New York Times, June 18, 2011
The Lasting Effects of Child Neglect, By Brad Soroka, www2.wjtv.com, Jackson, MS, June 16, 2011
Hard Discipline: A Grand Old Tradition at St. Augustine High School, New Orleans, PTAVE, June 14, 2011
Vow on cane code, By Our Legal Reporter, The Daily Telegraph, Calcutta, India, June 14, 2011
A Dozier boy’s nightmares, By Robert W. Straley, Special to the St. Petersburg Times, June 12, 2011
Middle school principal ousted after altercation with girl, By Bill Turque, SOURCE: Washingtonpost.com, June 10, 2011
Don't spank or scream: Tips for taming kids, By Cheryl Tierney, SOURCE: medicalxpress.com, June 10, 2011
Jimmy Dunne comments on Global Summit, June 9, 2011
Shackling Students: Why is One Mississippi School Handcuffing Bad Kids to Poles?, SOURCE: Alternet.org, June 9, 2011
The Medical Minute: Unruly kids? Don't spank or scream, By Cheryl Tierney, PennState Live, June 9, 2011
Are Spankings Harmless or Akin to Assault?, By Jackie Jones BlackAmericaWeb.com, June 8, 2011
Boy Beaten With Belt, Parents Charged, SOURCE: News4Jax.com, June 8, 2011
GCSO: Mother Lied To Cover-Up Boyfriend Killing Baby — U.S. Marshals Arrested Georgia Ann Sprouse, SOURCE: WYFF4.com, June 8, 2011
TSA stops Dallas Human Rights Conference Honoree and seizes conference prop as dangerous weapon, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, (Free-Press-Release.com), DFW International Airport, Dallas, TX, June 7, 2011
Bus Driver Resigns Over Suspected Use of Corporal Punishment, By Scott Gustin and Deven Swartz, Staff Writers, ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP), June 6, 2011
Anguish has never healed for Natives physically, sexually abused at St. Ignatius mission, By Gwen Florio of the Missoulian missoulian.com, June 5, 2011
Boy, 12, charged in slaying, had tumultuous upbringing, Cristian Fernandez's upbringing marred by stepfather's suicide, sexual assault, By David Hunt, The Florida Times-Union, June 4, 2011
St. Augustine High School president transferred to Baltimore, By Bruce Nolan, The Times-Picayune,
http://www.nola.com, June 4, 2011
Corporal Punishment in American Schools -- Teaching Through Terror?, By Lisa Kaas Boyle, Environmental Attorney, Huffingtonpost.com, June 4, 2011
SMU Calls in Experts for Global Summit Calling For a Ban on Corporal Punishment, By Leslie Minora, SOURCE: blogs.dallasobserver.com, June 3, 2011
Man Accused Of Suffocating 1-Year-Old, SOURCE: WYFF4.com, June 3, 2011
Cops: Man spanked boys after selling them smokes, By The Associated Press, SOURCE:
http://www.wltx.com, May 31, 2011
School spanking comes under fire, By Britt Combs, SOURCE: www2.mcdowellnews.com, May 31, 2011
Girl, 2, Dies after Spanking, SOURCE:
http://www.myfoxaustin.com, May 27, 2011
Robin Pagoria, Florida sheriff's deputy, busted for spanking girls and making porn films: cops, By Rick Shapiro, Daily News, May 27, 2011
Iowa Principal Spanks Students on Their Birthdays, Desmoines Register, May 26, 2011
Letter to Texas Governor Rick Perry, From PTAVE, May 25, 2011
No spanking over parents' wishes, By Editorial Board, statesman.com, Texas, May 13, 2011
In reversal, House OKs corporal punishment limits, By Associated Press,
http://www.kltv.com, May 12, 2011
Bill to curtail paddling of Texas students rejected, By Dave Montgomery, Star-Telegram, May 11, 2011
Ten Ways To Confuse a Child, SOURCE:
http://demandeuphoria.blogspot.com/ May 10, 2011
EDITORIAL — Corporal Punishment Must Stop... for all our sakes, By Sir Frank Peters, New Age, Bangladesh, May 6, 2011
EDITORIAL — Corporal punishment is unethical, By Shafiqul Alam, The Financial Express, Bangladesh, May 4, 2011
Open Letter to the Principal of a Paddling School, From PTAVE, April 28, 2011
Global Summit on Ending Corporal Punishment and Promoting Positive Discipline, June 2 - 4, 2011, The Fairmont Hotel, Dallas, Texas
Spanking children & other forms of violence: Connections among war, violence, sexism and corporal punishment, By Riane Tennenhaus Eisler, 2005
Mower County Parents Accused Of Abusing Children, By Laura Lee, abc6NEWS - KAALtv.com, April 27, 2011
Govt bans corporal punishment, Dhaka, Bangladesh, bdnews24.com, April 26, 2011
An appeal to abolish corporal punishment, By Md. Kolil Ibrahim, The Financial Express, Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 20, 2011
DELAWARE DIARY – Whipping of prisoners was family affair, By Michael Morgan,
http://www.delmarvanow.com, April 13, 2011
A strong and loving bond between family members becomes its own moral discipline, By James Warren, Federal Way, WA, April 9, 2011
Two letters to the editor re: "A Trip to These Principals May Mean a Paddling.", New York Times, April 7, 2011
Thank You New Mexico For Banning Corporal Punishment in Schools, By Marc Ecko, Huffington Post, April 7, 2011
Spanking is the second mistake, By Leslie Cabarga, Ventura County Online, April 7, 2011
Hon. George Miller Introduces Legislation to Protect Students in School from Harmful Abuse, April 6, 2011
Martinez signs anti-paddling bill, By Milan Simonich, Santa Fe Bureau, Alamogordo Daily News, April 6, 2011
Lufkin ISD reacts to paddling incident at Brookhollow Elementary, By Morgan Thomas, KTRE, April 5, 2011
Violence does not teach, By Algernon D'Ammassa, The Deming Headlight, April 4, 2011
VIDEO: GOOD MORNING AMERICA/New Mexico Governor yet to sign Legislation to End School Paddling of Children/Rally April 5th
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/teacher ... nt-1328536 April 3, 2011
School child abuse, By Salon Premium Member: blwpyrtvx, open.salon.com, April 3, 2011
EDITORIAL: Spare the rod, please, By Walter Rubel,
http://www.aolnews.com, March 26, 2011
Editorial: Would Jesus beat a kid?, Keith Magill, Executive Editor, DailyComet.com, March 26, 2011
FIJI - Definite no to corporal punishment, By Samisoni Nabilivalu, The Fiji Times Online, March 26, 2011
Resolution to Encourage The Elimination of Corporal Punishment in Public Schools, By The NLGA (National Lt. Governors Assoc.), March 25, 2011
PHILIPPINES - Anti-spanking bill passes first hurdle in House, By abs-cbnNEWS.com, March 25, 2011
Corporal Punishment of Schoolchildren: The Problem and the Cure, March 21, 2011
Editorial: Time to end corporal punishment, By John M. Crisp, Scripps Howard News Service, March 21, 2011
FREE New Mexico's Children From the Paddle, An Open Letter to Governor Susana Martinez from Marc Ecko and the Unlimited Justice campaign, The Huffington Post, March 19, 2011
Act Now to Protect Schoolchildren in New Mexico, Urgent message from Michael Goldfield March 19, 2011
Bill outlawing corporal punishment in NM public schools goes to governor, By Milan Simonich, Santa Fe Bureau, El Paso Times, March 18, 2011
Black Earth pastor, brother charged with child abuse for spanking kids with dowels, rods, By Devin Rose,
afurillo@sacbee.com Sacramento Bee, March 2, 2011
Fla. teacher warned of girl's abuse before death Associated Press, March 2, 2011
Mixed signals on assault and battery By Richard L. Davis, President, Family NonViolence Inc., March 1, 2011
New Mexico — Corporal punishment still exists despite push, By Milan Simonich, The Daily Times, March 1, 2011
Suffolk woman arrested for child abuse, WTKR-TV3, March 1, 2011
PTAVE's letter to educators and education policy-makers in places that allow disciplinary pupil beating, February 25, 2011
Bad example set By Richard L. Davis, Boston Herald, February 25, 2011
School Child Abuse, By Tom Johnson, February 23, 2011
I-SS axes corporal punishment policy, By Chyna Broadnax, Record & Landmark, Statesville, North Carolina, February 15, 2011, 2011
Teachers hitting kids? Yes, By Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, February 14, 2011
Family history uncovers Waco State Home's brutal past, By Patrick Beach, Staff, American-Statesman, February 14, 2011
NEW BRITAIN - A man was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison Thursday for beating a 6-year-old over spilled water., By Christine Dempsey,
http://www.lfpress.com, December 27, 2010
What works to stop bullying, By Steve Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, December 22, 2010
Corporal punishment totally unnecessary, By Md Musa Azad, New Age, Op-Ed, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 22, 2010
Police arrest Mishawaka man after spanking son, Tribune Staff Report,
http://www.southbendtribune.com, December 22, 2010
11 week old dies at the hands of her father, By Debbie Herb, Child Welfare Examiner,
http://www.examiner.com, December 21, 2010
Mom gets 12 years for killing child; Prosecutor sought longer sentence for ‘monster’ who beat 2-year-old, By Scott J. Croteau, TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF telegram.com, December 21, 2010
Still Unprotected, By Al Crowell San Francisco Chronicle, December 21, 2010
A message from PTAVE Board Member Tom Johnson, December 17, 2010
Jim Richards interviews Jordan Riak about government's role in shielding children from parental violence, NewsTalk 1010, Toronto, December 14, 2010.
Childhood Roots of Empathy, Peace and Nonviolence, Video of Mitch Hall's presentation to the Ahimsa meeting in Berkeley, CA, December 7, 2010
Police: Child Abuse Disguised As 'Discipline', 4 Face Charges Of Child Abuse, FOX 5 News, December 2, 2010
Action Alert! Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act, By Robin Hansen, Special Education Examiner, examiner.com, November 30, 2010
Corporal Punishment Complaint, Reported by Nina Criscuolo, Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., November 24, 2010
Urgent Announcement from The Hitting Stops Here!, Texas State Capitol Rally on Friday, December 3rd
Special Guest and Supporter Marc Ecko Will Join Us.
Call to change smack laws, By Helen Kempton,
http://www.themercury.com.au, November 21, 2010
SPECIAL OFFER from Parents and Teachers Against Violence in Education
Paddling: Parent Claims Teacher Went To The Extreme By Carrie Marchese, WHNT NEWS 19 Consumer/Investigative Reporter
http://www.whnt.com, November 9, 2010
My niece is being abused — Should I intervene?, By Cary Tennis, Salon, November 8, 2010
East Texas Woman Faces Three Felony Counts In Horrific Child Abuse Case, John Nova Lomax, Houston Press, November 4, 2010
Harris takes aim at district's discipline plan, By Barbara Leader,
jgreen@wfla.com Tampa Bay Online - TBO.com, November 4, 2010
A response to "Schools Average in Paddling", By Debra Stang, October 26, 2010
The Folsom Experiment, By Jordan Riak, October 11, 2010
School Bullying: The Problem and the Cure, By Jordan Riak, October 10, 2010
Youth who killed his family at 14 freed,
http://www.upi.com, October 9, 2010
CHANGE IS HAPPENING, By Norm Lee, PARENTING WITHOUT PUNISHING, October 2010
Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child? Excessive Punishment Can Have Lasting Psychological Impact on Children, Researchers Say, ScienceDaily, September 22, 2010
In praise of a teacher, Letter to the Editor of New Age, Dhaka, Bangladesh, By Shabnaz Ullah, September 22, 2010
Corporal punishment teaches hate, Letter to the Editor of New Age, Dhaka, Bangladesh, By Shakul Ali, September 17, 2010
CPS finds abuse...eventually, By Laurie Roberts, Columnist, The Arizona Republic, September 15, 2010
Attempted paddling leaves kid's arm in a sling, By Tyana Williams, WAFB.com, September 14, 2010
Man arrested for using BB gun on boy, myfoxorlando.com, September 13, 2010
Man, 39, arrested for alleged child abuse, By Sheboygan Press Staff, sheboyganpress.com, September 13, 2010
Get serious about ending youth violence, By Ed Wells, RRSTAR.COM, September 10, 2010
Schools average in paddling, By Jon Alverson, Desoto Time Tribune, September 10, 2010
Paedophile could face large compensation claim,
http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk, September 8, 2010
INDIA: PM speaks out against corporal punishment in schools, NetIndian News Network, New Delhi, September 4, 2010
Strict disciplinarian or something else? Headmaster faces jail for years of abusing students.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk, September 3, 2010
The Bomb in the Brain: A documentary about the long-term effects of child abuse
By Stefan Molyneux,
http://www.freedomainradio.com, September 2, 2010
AFRICA: Children appeal to governments to end Violence Against Children (VAC)
http://www.ghanaweb.com, September 2, 2010
Kenya’s new Constitution prohibits all corporal punishment
SOURCE:
http://www.endcorporalpunishment.org, September 2, 2010
Congratulations, Bangladesh!
Letter to the Editor of The Independent, from Jordan Riak, September 1, 2010
Childhood Origins of Tyranny, By Mitch Hall, September 2010
Corporal punishment at hagwon to be banned
By Kang Shin-who, The Korea Times, August 31, 2010
INDIA: Banning corporal punishment in CBSE affiliated schools
voiceofsikkim.com, August 30, 2010
Nanny Guilty Of Abuse Gets 8 Years — Jeannie Campbell Faced Up To 15 Years In Prison, News4Jax.com, August 27, 2010
Abolition of corporal punishment
A letter to the Editor of Holiday from Dr. Ali Biswas, MBBS, MD Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 27, 2010
Spanking remains a popular form of discipline
By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, WRAL.COM, NC, August 24, 2010
Parents Who Clash More Likely to Spank Kids — Corporal punishment of 3-year-olds twice as likely in these homes, study says
By Serena Gordon, HealthDay Reporter, HealthDay News, August 23, 2010
Should U.S. ban paddling school kids?
By Daniel McBride, Staff Writer, dailycomet.com, Louisiana, August 23, 2010
Corporal punishment ban - Schools should better respect children's rights
Editorial, The Korea Times, August 22, 2010
Children's corporal punishment must be abolished
By Dr. Sorif Khan, Letter to the Editor, Holiday, Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 20, 2010
Couple Accused Of Telling Toddler To Hurt Herself
WMUR 9 - New Hampshire,
http://www.wmur.com, August 19, 2010
Mother and Boyfriend Charged for Spanking Kids with Board with Staples in it
By KSPR News, August 19, 2010
Southwest attendant takes baby after slap from mother
By Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY, August 18, 2010
Couple accused of abusing child to appear in court
By Emily Burton, Richmond Register, KY, August 18, 2010
Mother speaks out about son's abuse at TX state school
By Terri Gruca, KVUE News, TX, August 17, 2010
Spank Your Children Well
By Richard Latimer, capecodtoday.com, August 16, 2010
"I've treated the ugly bruises and lesions"
A letter from Dr. Ali Biswas MBBS, MD, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangaldesh, to The Independent, August 15, 2010
EDITORIAL — Ban on physical punishment in schools Counselling and training of teachers may be necessary
The Daily Star, Bangladesh, August 11, 2010
Teacher beats students with burning firewood
The Times of India, August 10, 2010
Corporal punishment of children remains common worldwide, UNC studies find
UNC School of Medicine, Filed under: Announcement, Research, August 9, 2010
Bangladesh bans corporal punishment in all schools
By Anbarasan Ethirajan, BBC News, Dhaka, August 9, 2010
TIME-OUT OR TORTURE? Sex offender put kids 'through hell' in time-out room
By Clio Francis, Sunday Star Times, August, 8, 2010
The benefits(?) of spanking
A letter to PTAVE form J. T. S. of Texas, August 5, 2010
Corporal punishment
By Sir Frank Peters, Letter to The Daily Star, Bangladesh, August 1, 2010
Teacher Charged With Sex Assault, Accused of Spanking Student
NBCConneticut.com, July 30, 2010
The Odds in Black and Blue: Corporal Punishment in US Schools
Posted By: Kate McGovern,
http://www.bookofodds.com, July 27, 2010
Tunisian law bans spanking of children
By AFP, The Sydney Morning Herald, July 22, 2010
End of an inhumane practice
By Dr. Ali Ullah, The New Nation, Dhaka, Bangladesh July 22, 2010
Police: Dead toddler had signs of trauma
By Ashley Kelly, Newport News, July 21, 2010
Bangladesh court orders end to corporal punishment in schools
By Julhas Alam (CP), The Canadian Press, July 20, 2010
Ban corporal punishment in all the schools
By Jennifer Hancock, Tampa Humanism & Freethought Examiner, July 18, 2010
Former school bus driver/spanker to appear in court on molestation charge
By Tom McLaughlin, Daily News July 16, 2010
Soon, beating your child could land you in jail
By Himanshi Dhawan, TNN, The Times of India, July 16, 2010
Brazil president seeks legal ban on smacking
BBC, July 15, 2010
Brazil Government Wants to Ban Corporal Punishment of Kids
Latin American Herald Tribune, July 14, 2010
Father charged in east Houston beating death of son
By Anita Hassan, July 12, 2010
Lawsuits Protecting Students
By thepoptort.com, July 12, 2010
Myanmar troops seize vulnerable boys for tough army life
By Rachel O'Brien, AFP July 11, 2010
Day Care Center Shut Down Over Spanking And Cursing
Metro Source News, July 7, 2010
Spankings can turn easily into abuse
By Greg Segan, Amarillo.com, July 6, 2010
Court Rules for Teacher in Student Abuse Case
By Annie Youderian, Courthouse News Service, July 6, 2010
Corporal punishment is a blot on on Bangladeshi society
By Sir Frank Peters, The Independent, Bangladesh, July 4, 2010
"Wouldn't Hold Still" — Charges Filed in Death of "whooped" 5-year-old Julian Soliz
http://www.myfoxaustin.com, July 2, 2010
Why Primary Care Physicians Should Promote Nonviolence and Positive Child Discipline
By Madeleine Y. Gómez, Ph.D., July 2010
An Arcane, Destructive – and Still Legal – Practice, By Deborah J. Vagins, The Huffington Post, June 30, 2010
Enterprise day care shut down by state following allegations of abuse
By Tim Unruh, Salina Journal, June 25, 2010
La Martiniere bans corporal punishment after student's suicide
The Times of India, June 18, 2010
Suit: State failed to stop abuse, let Carnation girl starve for years
No action taken after abuse was discovered in 2005; teen rescued 3 1/2 years later weighed 48 pounds
By Levi Pulkkinen, SEATTLEPI.COM staff, June 15, 2010
Corporal punishment has been banned: Kapil Sibal
Indo-Asian News Service, New Delhi, June 14, 2010
Woman charged with murder of 3-year-old
She was on probation for previous incident, report says
By Mike Blasky, Las Vegas Review-Journal, June 10, 2010
Death penalty sought in adopted York County boy's death
The Associated Press, May 24, 2010
Houston Texas teacher abuse: Cell phone video caught teacher beating 13-year-old, (NewYorkInjuryNews.com - Injury News, New York City), May 13, 2010
New research stresses pitfalls of spanking
By Daniel Muhau, The Citizen, April 20, 2010
Texas: Guard accused of assaulting youth goes to trial
By Alicia A. Caldwell / Associated Press, Dallasnews.com, April 19, 2010
Corporal Punishment in Schools and its Effect on Academic Success, Donald E. Greydanus, MD, Pediatrics Program Director at the Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, testifies at a hearing about corporal punishment. Source: EdLaborDemocrats, April 15, 2010.
Police: Man tortured 4-year-old to death for wetting his pants
By Jason Kessler, CNN, April 15, 2010
Football Coach Accused of Years of Player Abuse Is Back on the Field
FOXNews.com, Updated April 13, 2010
Spanking Linked to Childhood Aggression
By Todd Neale, Staff Writer, MedPage Today, April 12, 2010
Our Students Deserve Better
By Eileen Eady, Jackson Free Press, March 3, 2010
