As we’ve reported before, the state of Ohio is taking its sweet time to remove a section of a law that allows our school districts to ass-paddle their students. Their torpor means that we’re still behind the Eastern Block countries of Croatia, Bulgaria, and Romania, who have all banned the corporal punishment. And it means that the Buckeye State officials still think it’s okay to treat school children like recalcitrant donkeys. …
This article appears in Apr 16-22, 2008.