➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
US: Corporal Punishment Use Found in Schools in 21 States
Education Week – August 23, 2016
Federal civil rights data show students experienced corporal punishment in 21 states and more than 4,000 schools nationwide during the 2013-14 school year. Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, and Oklahoma physically disciplined the most students in 2013-14-though the practice continues to be the most widespread in Mississippi, where more than half of students attend schools that use paddling and other physical discipline. Information Gateway Resource: Statistics on Physical Abuse: https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/statistics/can/physabuse/
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2016/08/23/corporal-punishment-use-found-in-schools-in.html