Picking a School Just Got a Bit Easier

There are 1,033 school districts in Texas. Some cities have their own district, some counties have their own, some cities pool their resources to share a district, etc. It's dizzying. Like all parents across the country, Tim and I will consider academic performance and extra programs when considering which school district we'll move to before Nigel starts school. And because we're a transracial family, we'll also consider the district's racial makeup. But never in a million years did I think we'd also have to make sure the school district has banned corporal punishment! Evidently, 20 states in the country allow it, and most are in the Bible Belt. According to this story in the FW Star-Telegram, out of the 1,033 school districts in Texas only 40 have banned paddling. And it doesn't appear that it's just something on the books. It's alive and well. For example, Springtown, which is about 40 minutes from Fort Worth, has utilized corporal punishment at least 103 times so far this year. I cannot believe this still exists in America. Are you as baffled as I am?