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>I came in here to comment on another post I had read >and came across this one. I read the conversation >between myself and a couple of other posters and >noticed I never answered the survey questions. > >>Did your school have corporal punishment? > >Oh yes it did. In fact, I got spanked at School every >year from first through seventh grade. > >>If so, did you get a choice between detention or a >>paddling? > >Yes and no. At the beginning of each School year, a >packet was sent home with forms to be filled out, >signed and returned. Such as Transportation forms, >List of supplies, Free Lunches, etc... It also >included a short booklet about rules and conduct. It >advised that Corporal Punishment was an option for >breaking the rules and was at the discretion of the >teacher or staff member. It did say that Corporal >Punishment was to be administered to the child's >bottom by hand, or a small object such as a paddle, >ruler or small strap. Also that no more than five >licks were to be administered. Then there was a rule >stating that if a female student were to be spanked by >a male staff member, a female witness was required to >be present. Then it gave you two check boxes. Where >you could either choose "I will allow my child >____________ to receive corporal punishment at school" >or" I will not allow my child _____________ to receive >corporal punishment at school" > >Other options included Detention, Saturday School, >ECS, suspension and expulsion. > >The only time I was ever given the choice of whether >to be paddled or detention/ECS was when the Assistant >Principal paddled me for skipping class in seventh >grade. In spite of his reputation, I chose the paddle >and I regretted it. > >Which one did you choose? The one time I was given a >choice I chose the paddle, > >If not, what would you have chosen? The one time I >chose, I chose the paddle because I didn't want to >have to spend a week in Detention and two weeks of ECS >which would have meant missing a School Event I was >looking forward to. In retrospect, I would have >chosen the Detention/ECS > >My children attend the same Schools I went to. But >they have banned all corporal punishment in that >system sixteen years ago which was two years before my >oldest son was born. The new Superintendent Being a >bit of a "Southern Traditionalist" (his words not >mine) pushed to "Bring back the Paddle". The decision >was left up to the School Board. The board had a >couple of open forums allowing the public to speak out >whether they were in favor of bringing corporal >punishment back or not. I was allowed to speak my mind >and shared a couple of my experiences including the >paddling I got in Seventh Grade and what I went >through in the aftermath and even a threat to >homeschool if they brought it back. If my kids deserve >a spanking for their actions, I'll spank them, I don't >want the school doing it. I ended up talking with four >of the five Board members directly after the forum and >they all told me they would vote against it. When the >vote came up, all five voted against bringing the >paddle back. If they had voted to allow corporal >punishment again, I sign the permission form to not >allow it, and if that weren't an option, I would pull >my kids out and homeschool them.

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