Governor Signs No-Spank Bill
Spanking and other forms of corporal punishment will be outlawed in California public schools under provisions of a bill signed today by Gov. George Deukmejian.
Beginning Jan. 1, the law will bar teachers or other school employees from spanking youngsters even if the schools have written parental permission, as the current law allows. Private schools are exempt from the ban. Proponents of the spanking ban include the National Education Assn., the California Medical Assn., the California Psychiatric Assn. and the California State Council of Parent and Teacher Assns.
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