I would repeat that H.R. 1946 is an unnecessary legislative attempt to interfere with the rights of parents and their intrinsic role in decision-making regarding their children. The bill would put in jeopardy to health, welfare and education of children by removing from them the protection of the law if actions of uninformed parents put them at risk. Further, H.R. 1946 curtails to We believe that to health of children is based on the quality of life of the whole child emotional, intellectual, physical, social and spiritual. All elements must be considered before optimum health can exist. We recognize that responsibility for the emotional, intellectual, physical and social health of children is that of the whole community and of all its institutions, and that, after the home, the school is often best positioned to serve as the community's center for meeting the needs of the whole child.
Children learn what they live.
A child disciplined by violence learns to respond with violence. Years of research and hundreds of behavioral slides clearly support these statements. National PTA regards violence against children as a major societal problem. Child abuse takes many forms, including corporal punishment. The United Stabs is one of only a few industrialized nations in the world that continues to allow corporal punishment in the public schools.