An Ethical Relativist would decide this question simply by looking at the norms of the culture in which the spanking of the child occurred. For example, in the United States, it is expected of parents to ensure that their children behave; while there may be a growing movement against corporal punishment, most people have no issue with the practice and there is no legal punishment for spanking a child as discipline. Further, some states in the United States still allow spanking as a form of discipline at school, with no legal repercussions toward teachers or administrators who use this method to entrench discipline in his or her students. Thus, an Ethical Relativist would argue that it is morally permissible to spank a child in the United States