I Received Corporal Punishment At School

Pleased to see some schools comtinue with corporal punishment

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beckychandler · F

They still had it when I went to Catholic school. I never got it -- one reason I think is my parents had a rule --get spanked at school,get another one at home (it seems incredible in this age when they are ready to sue if teacher looks cross-eyed at little Johnny or Jane). I had the distinct impression that Mom's bare bottom blistering would be much worse than what the nuns dished out. 😀

I am on the school board of the Catholic school my kids attend, and I have tried to bring back corporal punishment-- I am (like many other parents) a super big advocate. But even though it is a conservative school with a classical liberal curriculum, corporal punishment has just become too controversial --it makes the lawyers too nervous.

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CathyUK · 56-60, F

@Mrpauldavies Very true. it got abolished after I left school and I recall that many were against that move, but politicians and ordinary folks are often at loggerheads.

StrictSouthernHOH · 46-50, M

@CathyUK I think, overall, schools began going downhill fast when the paddle and cane were removed from classrooms. I think parents should be able to opt out of cp for their children, but it should not be banned.

CathyUK · 56-60, F

@StrictSouthernHOH I think it used to be that if you enrolled at a school you consented to their rules.

StrictSouthernHOH · 46-50, M

@CathyUK When enrollment is optional, such as in non-government funded (private, in the U.S.) schools, I think that is fine. Of course, when I was a child, in the 1980's, nobody's consent was required and school seemed to be much more orderly than now.

CathyUK · 56-60, F

@StrictSouthernHOH I agree, ours seemed to have carte blanche

StrictSouthernHOH · 46-50, M

@CathyUK So did ours. Some teachers took great pride in how hard they paddled and how much they made us cry. Of course, they all let our parents know what happened. A spanking at school meant a worse one at home for most of us, both boys and girls.