Spanking a Child Isn't Always Child Abuse in California
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Spanking a Child Isn't Always Child Abuse in California

Dear Abby | April 10th, 2024 | Letter 3 of 3

DEAR ABBY: In a response to Ganged Up On (Dec. 23), you stated that it is against the law to hit a child in California. It was in response to a woman whose mother-in-law spanked her grandchild. I was born in California and lived there more than 50 years, and I believe you misinterpreted the penal code. It is not illegal to spank in California. It is illegal to use excessive force, or to cause traumatic injury when doing it. I don't personally believe that a child should be hit, but it is not illegal. In fact, corporal punishment, not abuse, is legal in every state in the U.S. -- DENISE E. IN NEVADA.

DEAR DENISE: Mea culpa. I stand corrected. You are not the only reader I heard from after printing that answer. Thank you for straightening me out about this.