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WE ARE ARKANSANS AGAINST SCHOOL PADDLING AND
We're on a mission to protect the safety and dignity of every student in Arkansas.
474,337
Approximately 474,337 students were enrolled in Arkansas public-school districts during the 2022-2023 academic year.
3,518
Across all districts, there were a total of 3,518 reports of CP being used on children.
127
These reports came from 127 of the 171 identified traditional public-school districts that permitted CP during that academic year.
and above all, Arkansans and we shall stand with you and your children for their fair, safe, and healthy treatment!
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.
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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
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Through strong outreach and awareness campaigns.
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Working to bring about change through legislation.
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