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  "id": 1901480,
  "title": "15 states have laws that allow corporal punishment in schools. Here's where, and why",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/15-states-have-laws-that-allow-corporal-punishment-in-schools-heres-1901480",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-19T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/08/19/nx-s1-5803505/school-corporal-punishment-policy-tracker"
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  "summary": "There is broad consensus among psychologists that corporal punishment can be harmful to children, but the U.S. has no federal laws banning it in public schools.",
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        "title": "15 states have laws that allow corporal punishment in schools. Here's where, and why",
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        "published": "2026-08-19T09:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}