Generally prohibited in the West at large, school corporal punishment is not unusual in Alabama, with 27,260 public school students paddled at least one time, according to government data for the 2011–2012 school year.
dʒˈɛnɚɹəli pɹəhˈɪbɪɾᵻd ɪnðə wˈɛst æt lˈɑːɹdʒ, skˈuːl kˈɔːɹpɹəl pˈʌnɪʃmənt ɪz nˌɑːt ʌnjˈuːʒuːəl ɪn ˌæləbˈæmə, wɪð twˈɛnti sˈɛvən,tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti pˈʌblɪk skˈuːl stˈuːdənts pˈædəld æt lˈiːst wˈʌn tˈaɪm, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt dˈeɪɾə fɚðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv skˈuːl jˈɪɹ.