15 states have laws that allow corporal punishment in schools. Here's where, and why

There is broad consensus among psychologists that corporal punishment can be harmful to children, but the U.S. has no federal laws banning it in public schools.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1440x960+0+0/resize/1440x960!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd2%2Fd0%2F1e5bb1ce48cfb35314f02b6b4466%2Fnpr-corporal-punishment.jpg' alt='undefined'/><p>There is broad consensus among psychologists that corporal punishment can be harmful to children, but the U.S. has no federal laws banning it in public schools.</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5803505' />