* Two expert witnesses for the upcoming October Canadian court case on the legality of spanking debated the issue last weekend at the International Conference on the Changing Family in Alberta; one expert said “loving, sober parents who are in control of their anger,” can use spanking to the benefit of their children, the other described all spanking as physical “assault.” (The National Post)
* American Family News is reporting that Veronica Berrill, a former Connecticut school teacher, is suing a Christian family for having complained that Berill was promoting homosexuality in the classroom.
* Business leaders, politicians, parents and even civil rights leaders in the US are getting behind the voucher system allowing parents choice in education; Florida now has the first state-wide voucher system. (The Globe And Mail)