Arrest raises question of whether spanking is still OK
Recent charges against a man who spanked his child raises questions about whether corporal punishment is appropriate.
An arrest in August of a Shelbyville man who spanked his 5-year-old son, a student at Painted Stone Elementary School, and left bruises on him, has raised the question about when spanking is appropriate discipline and when it is criminal.
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