Oklahoma Republicans Vote to Let Teachers Hit Kids With Disabilities

[Behind the Aegis]

Oklahoma lawmakers on Tuesday failed to pass a state House of Representatives bill that would prohibit corporal punishment against school students with disabilities.

The bill was introduced by a Republican—State Representative John Talley—and some GOP members favored the measure. However, even more Republicans declined to support the bill, resulting in it not passing.

Nineteen states in the United States allow corporal punishment in schools, including Oklahoma. The state's department of education has a regulation that prohibits teachers from punishing children with disabilities, but Oklahoma does not have a state law in place against the practice.

The final vote for the measure—House Bill 1028—garnered 45 votes of support, while 43 voted against it. Despite that slight edge in "yeas," 51 votes are needed to advance bills. All 43 votes against the bill were cast by Republicans.

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[Roy Rolling]

1. Read the passage

How many schoolteachers are MOTHERS, thus gaining the special privilege by God to inflict corporal punishment on your own child. Answer: none

And not a single person in the legislature called him out on this because of either basic comparative religions ignorance or cowardice to face the Christofascist cult.

We must politely do better, cultists will never self-discipline ironically and need a virtual spanking in the polls.

[The Grand Illuminist]

3. "Politely", there is the problem.

You can't win if the opposition has iron fists while we wear boxing gloves.

[AZLD4Candidate]

2. Arizona stll allows this. I worked at a school that did this. I tendered my resignation in protest

and their attitude was "who cares. We can replace you immediately."

School administration, by nature, are right wing authoritarians that love this power.

[Old Crank]

4. WWJD?

GOP on record of being child beaters. Great plank to run on.

[ismnotwasm]

5. Used the Bible to do it.

Terrifying

[Deminpenn]

6. Today, there are cameras everywhere

The first video footage of a disabled child being hit would result in the most incredible blowback one could imagine.