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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Why Is Paddling Still Allowed in Schools?

Corporal punishment takes place in 19 states, despite a raft of evidence that it causes serious harm in children
Two Texas mothers set off a firestorm recently when they complained that a male assistant principal had severely paddled their daughters. One of the mothers pointed out that school policy required that officials of the same sex as the student do the paddling. Now the school board has responded — by dropping the rule requiring paddlers and students to be of the same sex.
In other words, the Springtown Independent School District decided to expand corporal punishment, a move in precisely the wrong direction. Education experts are in wide agreement that physical punishment in schools is ill-advised: it is unequally meted out, it can cause serious mental and physical harm, and it is not as effective as other kinds of discipline.
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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 10, 2012 at 9:40 AM

    I never thought a couple of swats on the but would harm a child, unless they are built backwards

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  2. AnonymousOctober 10, 2012 at 10:35 AM

    Neither did the nuns.

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  3. AnonymousOctober 10, 2012 at 10:46 AM

    Hit my kid, I hit you.

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  4. AnonymousOctober 10, 2012 at 10:47 AM


    Spare the rod spoil the child.

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  5. AnonymousOctober 10, 2012 at 12:35 PM

    That's the problem with kids today. Not enough accountability for there actions. Spoiled to much I say Nothing wrong with it

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  6. AnonymousOctober 10, 2012 at 1:17 PM

    kids need more accountability but that does not mean it is ok to use physical punishment. There are other ways to discipline a child. The problem lies in the extremes in parenting. Some parents are too permissive and some parents are too harsh.

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  7. AnonymousOctober 10, 2012 at 3:15 PM

    There is spanking and there is beating. Beating a child is wrong and cruel. Spanking is not a bad thing.
    if they would allow the teachers and administrators to do their jobs and take care of problems then this would be less of an issue. You can't make the little darlings feel bad. If they do the work, they get good grades, if they don't they fail. If they are disruptive, they should be able to paddle, suspend, give detention or other punishments without the parents having a fit.

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  8. CathyOctober 10, 2012 at 5:32 PM

    well perhaps their daughters shouldn't have been acting up in school.

    parents need to ensure that kids need to get their acts together. if you parent your child properly, then someone else won't have too!

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