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Old 09-21-2008, 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by vc318 (View Post)
Maybe you guys have seen it but there's this reality show called The Principal's Office on Tru TV where the work day of a principal is recorded. Now, there's this one school that they are always filming at where the principal is allowed to paddle the students instead of them serving detention or getting suspended. This is done at a high school, which I find very strange because the students are nearly adults and are being disciplined as if they just got caught coloring on the wall or something. I wonder if the students really learn anything from the paddling. But how about at a much younger level like elementary school? I know I wouldn't want another person to physically discipline my child even though they might deserve it. I think that sort of thing should be left up to the parents though.
I don't think schools should be allowed to do that at all. It's not up to them. What happens if someone doing the paddling loses their temper, hits to hard. And, to be honest, even in high school, if a member of the administration tried to paddle me, I would have ended up in a lot more trouble because I would have attempted to defend myself, it wouldn't have been pretty. I don't feel like paddling is an effective form of punishment.
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