WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Chris Murphy issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) re-introduced the Protecting Our Students in Schools Act (https://www.murphy.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/possa_bill_text.pdf), alongside Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.). The bill would ban corporal punishment for any school that receives federal funding, as well as establish a federal grant program to support states and school districts across the country improve school safety.
"Families should be able to trust that when they send their kids to school, they will be in a safe learning environment free from physical abuse," said Murphy. "The evidence is overwhelming: hitting kids...