A Kansas lawmaker is proposing a bill that would allow teachers, caregivers and parents to spank children hard enough to leave marks.
Current Kansas law allows parents to smack their children, as long as it doesn't leave marks.
But now State Rep. Gail Finney, a Democrat from Wichita, says she wants to allow up to 10 strikes of the hand and that could leave redness and bruising.
Punishment: A father disciplines his toddler in this file photo. A new Kansas bill would allow parents to smack children hard enough to leave marks
The bill also would allow parents to give permission to others to spank their children.
Under the proposal, the law would continue to ban hitting a child with fists, in the head or body, or with a belt or switch.
Finney says she wants to restore parental rights and improve discipline.
KCTV reports that Rep. John Rubin, chairman of the House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee, says he isn't sure the committee will consider the bill.
This is the Idiot that proposed this bill
Proposal: State Rep. Gail Finney, a Democrat from Wichita, says she wants to allow up to 10 strikes of the hand and that could leave redness and bruising
Pediatric nurse and child abuse expert Amy Terreros told the station: "Twenty, 30 years ago, we didn't sit in car seats, and we do now.
"So maybe they did spank or were spanked as a child, but now we have research that shows it is less effective than time out. It tends to lead to more aggressive behavior with a child," Terreros said.
Attorney Britt Colle first suggested the proposal to Finney.
"This bill basically defines a spanking along with necessary reasonable physical restraint that goes with discipline, all of which has always been legal," Colle explained.
"This bill clarifies what parents can and cannot do. By defining what is legal, it also defines what is not."
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