Bedtime Stories For Duncan, Kline, Farris, Perry & Obama (5)

"Spanking and criminal behavior," "Spanking and prejudice," "Spanking and brain development," "Spanking at school" and "What the experts say," are subjects that will be highlighted in tonight's Bedtime Story for USA School Governing Officials and the Reverend Michael Farris.

Texas Governor Rick Perry apparently favors "hands-off" of the buttocks and other private parts that we have all had touched by now, at airport check-points.  Why then, are Texas educators allowed to beat the "mess" out of the children left in their care...some literally (read:  http://nospank.net/texas.htm).

Texas school statistics:

77% of Texas educators are white.  Less than 10% of Texas schoolchildren are Black.  Almost 50% of the school beatings in the state of Texas are targeted at Black schoolchildren, particularly, Black boys.

"Happy Independence Day" for the free.  The brave, well, they're still waiting.

Thank you,

Paula Flowe, Exec. Director, The Hitting Stops Here! A campaign for teaching kindness and respect in schools everywhere.

www.TheHittingStopsHere.com, info@thehittingstopshere.com