School wants to bring back corporal punishment.
By lilwonders
@lilwonders456 (8214)
United States
June 25, 2010 12:57pm CST
A school district in Memphis wants to bring back corporal punishment for it's students. I understand that they only want it at their "war zone" school. But what do you think of corporal punishment in school in general?
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/06/24/tx-commissioner-wants-corporal-punishment-war-zone-schools/?test=latestnews
Personally I would not want someone else spanking my kid. If they do something that warrants spanking...call me...I will come and do it. But I don't want the school doing it. What is your opinion?
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3 responses
@laglen (19759)
• United States
25 Jun 10
here in lies the problem, the parents are worse than the kids. I would say of course, call me, I will spank right in front of them.
@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
25 Jun 10
I can understand some parents are worse than the kids. But I am also not comfortable with ANYONE other than myself or my husband spanking or striking my kids. If they need that....we will do it.
But I see the issue of teachers calling parents and the parents NOT dealing with the situation....which just teaches the kids they don't have to listen to their teachers. I think the teachers need to find a different way to punish students or than hitting them.
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@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
4 Jul 10
I don't even like to spank my own children, so why would I say that it would be okay for someone that isn't even related to them to spank them. No way, not any day would I justify corporal punishment to be okay in schools. I personally think that there are much better ways to discipline children than to beat them. I really don't think that they would learn anything from this type of punishment.
@cindystoufflet (299)
• United States
25 Jun 10
This is a diffucult one to answer. You have parents out there that are looking for a reason to sue. You have adults out there who take spanking to far. You have parents out there who believe that their children do no wrong. Then you have parents out there who will only believe the adult and not the child. I think that each individual should be given the choice as to weather punishment should be given and also if the punishment should be given under parent supervision. I do believe that children should be spanked. But there is that difference between spanking and beating. I think the world has gone to far with its actions and reactions. It has children believing that they don't have to be responsible for their actions. Parents are scared to spank their children for fear of some one calling someone. If my kid acted up in the grocery store they got punished in the grocery store. I don't care who was looking. I love my kids enough to teach them not to be monsters. When I am in a public place they have to know that if they act bad then I will swat their hinney. The embarressment hurts more than the swat. Its not about the swat Its about teach them to conduct their selves with knowing that if they act up they get in trouble. I have my grand son 2 weeks out of the year and every time I get him I have to remind him that the rules are still the same break them and you will be punished. So in other words if you choose to do something bad then you are also choosing to accept the punishment. I let him know that even though I have made the rules I also deliver the punishment. And that again is his choice. If he chooses to do bad then he also chooses to get the punishment. But then again you need an adult to be the adult and not take punishment to far. Consistancy is what raises a good child to a responsible adult.
