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New Study Details Corporal Punishment in State

A first-of-its-kind report describes corporal punishment practices across the state.

Jeff Tiberii: The study by Action for Children North Carolina details nearly 900 instances of corporal punishment that took place in the state last school year. Robeson, Columbus and McDowell counties accounted for 87-percent of all the corporal punishment. Tom Vitaglione wrote the study.

Tom Vitaglione: Well the disturbing news it that corporal punishment in our public schools is being administered disproportionately by gender, race and disability status of the student.

Vitaglione says only two percent of the students state wide are American Indian, but they received 35-percent of the corporal punishment. Robeson county has a higher than average population of American Indian students. Thirty one states in the union have banned corporal punishment. Vitaglione would like to see North Carolina join that group.

Jeff Tiberii is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Jeff joined WUNC in 2011. During his 20 years in public radio, he was Morning Edition Host at WFDD and WUNC’s Greensboro Bureau Chief and later, the Capitol Bureau Chief. Jeff has covered state and federal politics, produced the radio documentary “Right Turn,” launched a podcast, and was named North Carolina Radio Reporter of the Year four times.
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