MATTER OF CHILDREN

The determination that appellant inflicted excessive corporal punishment on her children was supported by a preponderance of the evidence adduced at the fact-finding hearing, including the testimony of a caseworker employed by the Child Welfare Administration and Walid J., age 15, that appellant, inter alia, hit her son Muammar J., aged 7, numerous times with a leather belt in November 1993 because he left his homework in school ( see, Matter of C. Children, 169 A.D.2d 481). In addition, the record shows that although appellant was present during excessive corporal punishment inflicted by respondent father, her husband, she did not take steps to protect her children ( supra). We have considered appellant's other arguments and find them to be without merit.

Concur — Ellerin, J.P., Wallach, Nardelli, Tom and Mazzarelli, JJ.