Email Us: TalkToUs@BanPaddlingAR.com
We're on a mission to protect the safety and dignity of every student in Arkansas.
67%
91%
96%
of schools in the United States prohibit corporal punishment
We are teachers, nurses, mothers, fathers—and above all, Arkansans.
Arkansans Against School Paddling is the official Arkansas State Chapter of the U.S. Alliance to End the Hitting of Children, a national non-profit organization. We work to engage school personnel, school board members, and state legislators in an effort to ban corporal punishment statewide.
We are a diverse team of passionate advocates with educational and medical expertise. We are teachers, nurses, mothers, fathers—and above all, Arkansans.
And we’re here for you and your children.

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15, 543
Statewide, Arkansan children were paddled for the 2017-2018 school year.
176
Arkansans school districts allow school paddling.
- Arkansans Against School Paddling
How we're Making an Impact

Educate.
Through strong outreach and awareness campaigns.

Advocate.
Working to bring about change through legislation.

Repeat.
Sustained effort until our objectives are realized.
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RT @Citizens_First: Hi y'all! Due to possible inclement weather tomorrow, we are rescheduling Lobby Day and our Rally Around Public Educat…
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@JeffBSpeaks @bethhill2829 Oh my gosh... Yes! So often we *think* we're talking about students' behavior when really we're talking about adults'.
Read More@JeffBSpeaks @bethhill2829 Yes! "We teach as we were taught." And even when presented with better approaches, the best some can do is pay lip service to them. We've seen school leaders talk about "trauma" and "relationships" while *still* defending corporal punishment.
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