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Corporal Punishment in Public Schools, by
Year
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Total students
paddled |
| Year |
Number |
Percent1 |
| 1976 |
1,521,896 |
3.5 |
| 1978 |
1,438,317 |
3.4 |
| 1980 |
1,408,303 |
3.4 |
| 1984 |
1,332,317 |
3.3 |
| 1986 |
1,099,731 |
2.7 |
| 1988 |
898,370 |
2.2 |
| 1990 |
613,760 |
1.5 |
| 1992 |
555,531 |
1.3 |
| 1994 |
470,683 |
1.1 |
| 1997 |
457,754 |
1.0 |
| 1998 |
365,058 |
0.8 |
| 2000 |
342,038 |
0.7 |
| 2003 |
301,016 |
0.6 |
| 2004 |
272,028 |
0.6 |
| 2006 |
223,190 |
0.5 |
1. Percentage of all public-school
students.
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