Last week, trustees of a school district outside San Antonio voted to bring corporal punishment back to their classrooms. An article on USA Today has the details of the decision, passed down in a decision one member was absent by officials in the Three Rivers Independent School District, which is 75 minutes south of San Antonio.
Minor infractions such as disobeying classroom rules could subject a child to the paddling, provided their parents have signed off. The practice is largely banned in Texas, including by Houston Independent School District, the largest in the state.
The superintendent of one such district, Sealy ISD, explained why they decided to ban corporal punishment in their schools. Despite the fact that studies have shown the negative effects that physical punishment has on children, far too many schools still employ it. In My kids were spanked with a belt β¦ and they are all upstanding citizens!! Nope, no way. I would pay for private school. Even leaving aside the broader debate over spanking and physical punishment of any kind, the idea that a parent would sign off on a teacher or administrator or anyone besides themselves laying a hand β or a paddle β on their kids is pretty insane.
Not for my kids. Students can only be paddled if a parent gives the okay Last week, trustees of a school district outside San Antonio voted to bring corporal punishment back to their classrooms.
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