Advocate Swapana Pramod Kode called the incident a stark reminder of the dangers posed by physical punishment in educational ...

A Class 6 student of a private school in Maharashtra's Palghar district died nearly a week after she was allegedly made to perform 100 sit-ups as punishment for coming late, prompting the authorities ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Some Florida parents can now permit schools to use corporal punishment on their children. A new state law allows families to opt into the ...

A Pennsylvania State Police police corporal was nearly run over last week by a driver trying to flee a traffic stop in Harrisburg, according to court documents. Court records show, Pennsylvania State ...

When a father in Tajikistan accused his 15-year-old son of stealing cash -- the equivalent of $60 -- he did not take him to the police or even scold him. Instead, he tied the boy's legs with a rope, ...