ACTION ALERT – Help Protect Children From Physical Abuse

ByDorothy M. Neddermeyer Ph.D.

ACTION ALERT

Call or email these Reps today and ask them to vote for Rep. Alma Allen’s HB 359 which will be voted on Friday, May 6 on the House floor.

HB 359 will abolish corporal punishment in Texas schools but allow parents to opt-in for their children. It is a big step forward for Texas and will virtually eliminate school padding.

School paddling is child abuse and it promotes more child abuse in Texas homes. Thirty one states have studied issue and put away paddles. Grown men hitting children as young as five is wrong and must be stopped. Some children are taken to the hospital after being paddled.

Chair Rob Eissler 512.463.0797 rob.eissler@house.state.tx.us
Rep. Scott Hochberg 512.463.0492 scott.hochberg@house.state.tx.us
Rep. Alma Allen 512.463.0744 alma.allen@house.state.tx.us
Rep. Jimmie Aycock 512.463.0684 jimmie.aycock@house.state.tx.us
Rep. Harold Dutton 512.463.0510 harold.dutton@house.state.tx.us
Rep. Ryan Guillen 512.463.0416 ryan.guillen@house.state.tx.us
Rep. Dan Huberty 512.463.0520 dan.huberty@house.state.tx.us
Rep. Mark Shelton 512.463.0608 mark.shelton@house.state.tx.us
Rep. Todd Smith 512.463.0522 todd.smith@house.state.tx.us
Rep. Mark Strama 512.463.0821 mark.strama@house.state.tx.us
Rep. Randy Weber 512.463.0707 randy.weber@house.state.tx.us

Thanks,
Jimmy Dunne, People Opposed to Paddling Students
Houston (281) 584-9707