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...
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Thousands of Texas kids faced charges after more police placed in schools
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...
Award-Winning Film Documents Resilience After Institutionalization and Harmful Use of Electric Shock Therapy
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 the...
