Physical Punnishment in the United States

I thought it would be interesting to see exactly what schools still allowed physical punishment and in what forms. While researching I ran across this report. It is a report against any kind of physical punishment and defines physical punishment as; the use of physical force with the intention of causing the child to experience bodily pain or discomfort so as to correct or punish behavior. Physical punishment would be considered anything from hand slapping to washing out a childs mouth with soap or forcing a child to sit or stand in painful positions for long periods of time.
The articles research highlights state to there is little research evidence the physical punishment improves children's behavior in the long run. There is clear evidence that physical punishment puts children at risk for negative outcomes including increased mental health problems, and finally, there is substantial evidence physical punishment makes it more likely that children will be defiant and aggressive in the future.
What I found interesting was that the article pointed out that physical punishment puts children at greater risk for injury along with emotionally connecting physical abuse with love. The article supports most of the issues as presented in classs but further explaines that physical punishment does not teach children why their behavior was wrong ore what they should do instead.
There was information on what states allow physical punisment and the laws of those states with some onformation on foreign countries too. There are also links for parent resources.
The article can be found at www.stophitting.org and as you can tell the article stands against physical violence of any kind.