https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2022/08/24/missouri-school-district-spanking-corporal-punishment-cassville/7883625001/
Missouri school district reinstates spanking as punishment: 'We've had people actually thank us'
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A school district in Missouri announced it will reinstate spanking this school year – but with a parental caveat.
Cassville School School District superintendent Merlyn Johnson said he did not take the job a year ago with a plan to reinstate corporal punishment – a disciplinary measure the 1,900-student Barry County district abandoned in 2001.
"But it is something that has happened on my watch and I'm OK with it," Johnson said.
The District of Columbia and 27 states prohibit corporal punishment as of mid 2017, according to the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments at the Department of Education. The other states allow it or don't have specific restrictions.
Cassville is a small town with a population just under 4,000 people about 60 miles southwest of Springfield, near the Arkansas border.
One does not need physical punishment in order to maintain order and respect.
A military organization does not invoke physical punishment to recruits, nor do coaches on sports teams.
I'm not shocked by the position that a Missouri school district has chosen to put itself in, but I think there are better ways,
26 Aug 22
@Earl-of-Trumps
About time by god. A little discipline and respect will keep them youngsters from becoming mass shooters. Hopefully when they get their swat from the principal, their phones will be in their hip pockets just getting pummeled all to H E double hockey sticks.
26 Aug 22
@joe-beyser saidHaha and there was me believing the Republican guff about dems grooming children you right wingers are legalising it.
@Earl-of-Trumps
About time by god. A little discipline and respect will keep them youngsters from becoming mass shooters. Hopefully when they get their swat from the principal, their phones will be in their hip pockets just getting pummeled all to H E double hockey sticks.
26 Aug 22
@shavixmir saidThat’s the worry, we got the cane and it did nothing to correct my behaviour, it just seems odd that a group that are always fretting about child sexual abuse would celebrate this given the danger of abuse by pedos but I guess that’s right wingers for ya.
We used to get the belt.
A bit of spanking is nothing but sexy fore-play if you ask me.
26 Aug 22
@vivify saidNazi tactics
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2022/08/24/missouri-school-district-spanking-corporal-punishment-cassville/7883625001/
Missouri school district reinstates spanking as punishment: 'We've had people actually thank us'
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A school district in Missouri announced it will reinstate spanking this school year – but with a parental cave ...[text shortened]... n just under 4,000 people about 60 miles southwest of Springfield, near the Arkansas border.
26 Aug 22
@averagejoe1 saidNo, but we all know who likes kiddy porn, smacking kids and taking away women’s rights.
Did the article say Republican?
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26 Aug 22
@earl-of-trumps saidSorry, but with a class with 20+ Elementary/Jr High students, a teacher does.
One does not need physical punishment in order to maintain order and respect.
When they abolished corporal punishment in the early 70's is when our schools started to turn to chit.
@averagejoe1 saidI was referring to the right wing posters that posted here in support of it, do pay attention a thread that you want to contribute to.
Did the article say Republican?
And what shav n vivify said
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@shavixmir saidBiden?
No, but we all know who likes kiddy porn, smacking kids and taking away women’s rights.