Spanking with a belt=felony

Nrdsb4
Sun, 14 Feb 2010 09:23:57 +0000

^^^^^^I was surprised to read that corporal punishment in public schools is legal in 21 states.

However, that doesn’t mean that every school district in those states implements it. Several area school districts where I live prohibit it regardless of the law. Others do require parental permission. A couple have it on the books, yet have ceased using it despite the fact that they “can.” It’s not like all the kids in Texas are getting daily beatings.

My daughter attends a private school which would never use that tactic. There are many private schools in my city, and I would be surprised if any of them would implement corporal punishment. Possibly some very small conservative religious schools, but that’s just conjecture on my part.



It’s shameful that this is legal. Truly shameful.



I agree.