wave the magic cane and whack a bum! Surely all social ills will be solved! Have it whatever way you’d like. The reality is that is it highly unlikely that the cane will return to the classroom in the UK and even as we speak the paddle’s use in the U.S. decreases and decreases.
Fact: There are higher violent crime rate in U.S. states where paddling is used in public schools.
Fact: There are lower school achievement scores in U.S. States where paddling is used in pubic schools.
Fact: The school drop out rate on average is higher in paddling states than non-paddling states.
Fact: There is no significant difference in the number of suspensions of students in paddling and non-paddling states.
