Safe Schools Schools are still the safest place for kids, especially as rates of violence in school decline. Get tips and facts in the latest edition of the Department of Education's Community Update . The once-common practice of corporal punishment has been in steep decline in U.S. schools, but 23 states still allow teachers to use it. Some administrators even want to reinstate the practice. Julee Newberger reports.
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