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Legal Rules On Spanking
Legal Rules On Spanking
Legal Rules On Spanking
The state's highest court has for the first time set legal guidelines for when and how parents can use spanking to discipline their children. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court said Thursday that spanking or other forms of mild physical punishment of a minor child are permissible if the force used is ``reasonable,'' and is ultimately for the purpose of helping a child by preventing or punish