More than 200,000 kids spanked at school - CNN.com (CNN) -- More than 200,000 children were spanked or paddled in U.S. schools during the past school year, human rights groups reported Wednesday. Schools in 21 states can use corporal punishment. "Every public school needs effective methods of discipline, but beating kids teaches violence, and it doesn't stop bad behavior," wrote Alice Farmer, the author of a joint report from Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union. "Corporal punishment discourages learning, fails to deter future misbehavior and at times even provokes it." Corporal punishment in schools remains legal in 21 U.S. states and is used frequently in 13: Missouri , Kentucky, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee and Florida, according to data received from the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of EDUCATION and cited in the report. The highest perc...
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should not be taken lightly. In fact, directors can and have been sued personally for decisions
or lack of decisions made while serving on non-profit, church and civic boards. Some
examples include:
• The parents of a group of adult disabled children sued an organization providing
housing for the disabled alleging breach of fiduciary duty. After a jury trial and an
appeal, the plaintiff parents won a judgment in excess of $3,000,000.
• A former employee sued a library for wrongful termination. The library board cited
many negative reviews by supervisors. The plaintiff alleged retaliation for reporting
that a supervisor had unlawfully removed library property. The plaintiff was awarded
$350,000.
• A trade association membership applicant sued the association for anti-trust law
violations after the association rejected the applicant’s membership bid. Defense costs
totaled $175,000.
• A country club was sued by a group of its members. The directors and officers failed
to renew an option to extend the rent-free lease of the land used as their golf course.
As a result of this omission, the lessor required the club to either purchase the land for
more than $10 million or to lease the land for a substantial price. The suit was settled
for $2,000,000.
• Two employees of a non-profit organization alleged sexual harassment by their
supervisor. The suit was settled for $125,000.
Many board members assume that they are somehow protected from lawsuits. A Missouri
statute provides some limited protection to uncompensated directors and officers of non-profit
organizations recognized for exemption under any of the twenty (20) plus classifications of
501(c). If a director or officer of a 501(c) organization does not receive a salary or equivalent
compensation (expenses may be reimbursed), he or she will “be immune from personal
liability for any civil damages arising from acts performed in his official capacity.” The
immunity does not extend to “intentional conduct, wanton or willful conduct, or gross
negligence.” Most lawyers working with non-profit organizations interpret the provision as
extending protection to acts and omissions that are merely negligent.
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