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-Land of the Free
Missouri school district reinstates corporal punishment after parents called for their kids to be spanked with a wooden paddle instead of being disciplined with suspensions
2022-08-26
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Long line of volunteers.
  • Cassville R-IV School District Superintendent Merlyn Johnson, 47, claimed parents asked to bring back corporal punishment

  • 'There had been a conversation with parents and there had been requests from parents for us to look into it,' he said

  • The decades-old policy went into effect in June and it is an opt-in only policy, allowing parents to decide if their child can be hit at school

  • Johnson said the punishment will only be used as a last resort and it will not inflict bodily harm or injury to children

  • Younger students could receive one to two spanks, while older children could receive up to three

  • Corporal punishment is still legal in 19 states across the US, including Missouri. It is mainly found in Southern states
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Posted by:Skidmark

#10  At my Catholic all-boys high school in the 60s, the assistant headmaster used a cricket bat for discipline.
He was also the golf coach ...
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2022-08-26 21:24  

#9  ^^^ Frank G probably got into far more trouble.
Posted by: Zenobia Angomosh1288   2022-08-26 20:32  

#8  The "man" was the boys vice principal who gave me two swats. I must admit I deserved it.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2022-08-26 18:44  

#7  "Abu," said my junior high school teacher, "go see the man for two."
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2022-08-26 18:43  

#6  Once upon a time The Board of Education reminded one about class hijinks.
...And that is what he called it, too
Posted by: magpie   2022-08-26 12:09  

#5  CF You are not alone in your thoughts.

We could use a few more copy book heading gods.
Posted by: AlanC   2022-08-26 10:18  

#4  Spare the Rod -> Spoil the Child.

And "The Gods of the Copybook Headings" comes to mind.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2022-08-26 08:47  

#3  Pavlov smiles
Posted by: Procopius2k   2022-08-26 07:46  

#2  The "board" of education...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-08-26 06:49  

#1  The memories are coming back of the old principal office smack.
Posted by: Airandee   2022-08-26 06:39  

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