Banned in Taiwan in 2006-DEC. This became became the 109th country to ban all school corporal punishment.

Banned in all 175 Catholic Diocesan School Systems in the U.S., according to a survey by the National Coalition to Abolish Corporal Punishment in Schools.

Banned in 28 states of the U.S.

Not practiced in Utah, although some school districts there do not have a formal ban in place.

Still permitted in some public and private schools in the U.S.

Becoming more popular in Kentucky where students struck is up by 12%

Promoted by many conservative Protestant leaders and organizations.

Rejected by the American Academy of Pediatrics and many other professional associations.

Prone to being escalated to a lethal level. The Department of Health and Human Services and the New England Journal of Medicine estimate that 1,000 to 2,000 children die every year in the U.S. from corporal punishment that has gotten out of control. They estimate that 142,000 are seriously injured annually.