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Columbus County, N.C., schools near top of list for corporal punishment (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)
Columbus County, N.C., schools used corporal punishment against students at the fifth highest rate in North Carolina during the 2008-09 school year, according to a survey by Action for Children North Carolina.Groups aim again to reduce spanking in N.C. schools (WRAL.com Raleigh) Children’s advocates in North Carolina are this year seeking a spanking ban on students with disabilities after losing political tussles over corporal punishment in public schools the past few years.
Report: Spanking Still Occurs In NC Schools (MyNC.com) Representatives from Action for Children North Carolina and the North Carolina Association of Educators urged lawmakers to ban the practice at Wednesday's Education Legislative Oversight Committee.
RCC trustees get look at new NASA program (The Robesonian) LUMBERTON — The Robeson Community College board of trustees took a step back from its regular monthly meeting routine and went star gazing Monday night. Jennifer Brown and David Gavasci, co-direc...
Research: Kids Hit More Than 1,400 Times In NC Schools (WFMY News 2 Greensboro) According to data released Wednesday, some Triad schools used corporal punishment during the last school year.
Murder suspect surrenders to police (The Robesonian) LUMBERTON — A Lumberton man who is suspected in the shooting death of an Orrum man surrendered to police Tuesday. Lt. Johnny Barnes said that Bradley McCormick, 22, was arrested after he walked i...
News briefs for March 7 (The Robesonian) RALEIGH — John Campbell, executive director of the North Carolina Human Relations Commission, was recently sworn in as a member of the N.C. Complete Count Committee for the 2010 Census by state Rep...
Robeson whiffs on snow (The Robesonian) LUMBERTON — Robeson County dodged the snow that prompted both a hazardous outlook and winter weather warning Tuesday, as overnight temperatures remained well above freezing and precipitation amount...
News Briefs for March 9 (The Robesonian) PEMBROKE — The Pembroke Police Department will be running a simulated train derailment exercise from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday. The exercise will be conducted near Belk Hall, Student Health Ser...
Cape Fear region county-by-county roundup (The Fayetteville Observer) A Bladen Community College Resource and Lending Library for young children has opened in East Arcadia. On Feb. 27, about 100 people attended an open house and ribbon-cutting for the new children's resource center.