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Kansas bill would permit spanking that leaves bruises on children

Michael Stone
Democrat Examiner

February 18, 2014
Spare the rod, spoil the child? A Kansas lawmaker is proposing a bill that would allow teachers, caregivers and parents to spank children hard enough to leave marks and bruises.

According to a Feb. 18 report issued by ABC, Kansas State Rep. Gail Finney, a Democrat from Wichita, says she will introduce a bill that would allow teachers, caregivers and parents to deliver up to 10 strikes of the open hand, and that it would be permissible for those blows to leave redness and/or bruising.

The bill would allow parents to give permission to others (e.g. teachers and caregivers) to spank their children.

The proposed legislation would continue the current ban in Kansas on hitting a child with fists, or with a belt or switch.

http://www.examiner.com/article/kansas-bill-would-permit-spanking-that-leaves-bruises-on-children

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	As punishment, spanking a child that leaves a bruise is wrong.
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