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Politicians in Oklahoma want teachers to beat kids with disabilities.

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We're going to talk about all that and so much more on this brand new Philip DeFranco's show.

So buckle up, hit that like button. Make sure you're subscribed, and let's just jump into it. I wish I was making this up, but Republicans in Oklahoma want teachers to be able to hit

children with disabilities. The sentence just sounds like an evil madlib.

Yesterday, we saw the House there fail to pass a bill that would have banned schools from

using corporal punishment, like hitting, spanking, and paddling on students with disabilities.

Also, I have to apologize. I'm not like giddy. I just, I can't believe

this. But the legislation, which, by the way, was literally introduced by a Republican, ultimately got

45 votes in favor and 43 against, which a key thing here that was six votes short of the 51

vote minimum needed to pass. According to reports, all of the no votes were cast by Republicans.

Now, a key detail here is that Oklahoma, which is one of 19 states that still allow corporal punishment in public school, they do have a law that bans the use of corporal

punishment for, quote, the most significant cognitive disabilities. But they can legally disregard

that law if the parent or guardian signs a waiver. Which, by the way, any parent signing that

waiver, you better hope hell's not real. Also, of note, the State Department of Education has technically prohibited public schools from physically punishing students with special needs since the 2020-21 school

year. But very importantly, that is not a legal law passed by the legislature, and it's a rule that

apparently has been broken. With the bill sponsor, Republican State Representative John Talley,

saying the data shows that 63 school districts in Oklahoma use corporal punishment on children

with disabilities 455 times during the 2021-2020 school year.

And the timing there is important because that is after the Education Department's rule was implemented.

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