by kids1stadvocac | Oct 20, 2026 | State
KERA “He asked me to essentially bend over his desk, and he hit me three times,” Hooper told KERA News. “It was humiliating. It was so uncomfortable.” Now 31, Hooper is against corporal punishment – the practice of causing pain or discomfort to correct a behavior. And...
by kids1stadvocac | Oct 20, 2026 | State
The Texas Tribune Over the past decade, school districts across Texas have sought to make classrooms safer by swelling the number of police officers on campuses and taking a tougher stance on misbehavior. But the crackdown has had an unexpected consequence: sweeping...
by kids1stadvocac | Oct 20, 2026 | Federal, Restraint & Seclusion
In early October, the renowned Heartland Film Festival awarded The Fish Don’t Care When It Rains three major prizes including the Documentary Grand Prize, Documentary Audience Choice Award, and the Richard D. Propes Social Impact Documentary Award. Documenting...
by kids1stadvocac | Sep 22, 2026 | Federal
Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) has reintroduced the Protecting Our Students in Schools Act, alongside Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.). The bill would ban corporal punishment for any school that receives federal funding, as...
by kids1stadvocac | Sep 22, 2026 | Federal, Restraint & Seclusion
The Federal School Discipline and Climate Coalition (FedSDC) released What Does and Doesn’t Work: Myths and Facts About School Discipline and Disproportionality to support schools in their efforts to use evidence-based practices. A press advisory issued alongside the...
