Statistics show that black and Hispanic students are more likely to be paddled than white students; however, a study in Kentucky found that minority students were disproportionately targeted by discipline policies generally, not only corporal punishment.
Statistics show that black and Hispanic students are more likely to be paddled than white students, possibly because minority-race parents are more inclined to approve of it. ISSN 00279684 However, a study in Kentucky found that minority students were disproportionately targeted by discipline policies generally, not only corporal punishment.