Sentence examples for reasonable punishment from inspiring English sources

If so, what is a reasonable punishment?

Her comments are likely to reignite the debate about what constitutes "reasonable" punishment of children.

Restrictions were toughened in 2004 to prevent anyone claiming they had administered a "reasonable punishment" if it left visible bruising.

After the rescue, when Webb pushed for what he saw as a reasonable punishment, his own party blocked the legislation.

Indeed, following an example set by the White House on Tuesday, he beat up on his boss, although stating that impeachment was not a reasonable punishment.

The law would remove the defence of "reasonable punishment" that has been in force since Victorian times in England and Wales.

2. Give reasonable punishments right from the start of a misbehavior.

Some parents fail to impose healthy boundaries (including imposing reasonable punishments) because they are worry that controlling bad behavior will make the child think poorly of themselves.

All 50 states still make it legal for parents to use "reasonable" corporal punishment on their children, but only 20 states still permit paddling in the schools.

"The law is very clear, and has been for hundreds of years, that parents have the legal right to use reasonable corporal punishment for purposes of discipline," Myers said.

Various other policies in the 216-page manual permit "reasonable corporal punishment of unruly students," defined as "paddling of the student's buttocks," and prohibition of public displays of affection because they "show disdain for good taste".