Should Capital Punishment be brought back to schools?

Question

Students have way too much power over teachers.

Even if the students are shoved through metal detectors and are subjected to random searches of their belongings, lockers, cars, etc. they still have all the power.

Was there a case about a female student suffering a ruptured uterus from corporal punishment with a paddle?

Answer 1

Where and when did schools have capital punishment?

Sounds like a bad movie...


Judging by what you're saying with the metal detectors and everything... are you actually refering to CAPITAL not CORPORAL punishment? Like that the teachers should have handguns and the hall monitors should be posted with sniper rifles and the principle has a flame thrower or something?

Answer 2

Corporal punishment is an outdated and ineffective idea. Violence and ignorance is only going to breed the same.
And no, the power is NOT all with the students. Students are at the whim of administrators, many of whom are corrupt and would rather abuse their students to gain funding or recognition than actually legitimately educate them. My HS principal and a large chunk of the staff were fired from Houston ISD for faking dropout records, standardized test results, and loads of other documents.

Answer 3

You're thinking of Corporal punishment...and I'm kinda torn between the two.

If you get an overzealous teacher they could potentially injure a child, but at the same time, it's been proven that putting a kid in "time out" doesn't work.

Something has to be done.

Answer 4

I don't think spanking or hitting a student is going to make a difference; however, I do think that it's important for the children to understand that they are children and the teachers are adults and deserve a certain level of respect. Of course, that gets into hiring respectable teachers who teach respect and proper manners by example and letting them control the classroom and expecting the principal to back that person up. I think in-school suspensions for infractions, public apologies for disrupting classes, extra homework, and parent teacher cooperation would work a lot better than beating the crap out of a kid. How would he or she learn better manners that way?

Answer 5

Yes, I think it should. I use to think twice before doing anything knowing that the paddle was in the top right hand drawer. Getting some of these brats the hell out of the classroom is like putting the paperwork together to fire a union worker. There should be a room with armed guards (detention) that the brats that don't want to learn can sit in. Let the kids who want to learn have the environment in which to do it. Put the blame on the parents.

Answer 6

sure, i could say that's probably a tad bit extreme. some teenagers act up by using fact they do no longer recieve sufficient interest at domicile, each case is person and scaring the cr@p out of them can no longer help, it somewhat is going to proably make the area worse. besides faculties are meant to be a secure gaining expertise of atmosphere and that i do no longer think of that i could be feeling very risk-free if I had a quick tempered instructor respiratory down my throat carrying a gun in his/her decrease back pocket.

Answer 7

The most respected teacher I ever had in high school was a tough Irish man named Mr Murphy. He was about 5' 6" tall and about 150 pounds, but he did not put up with any nonsense from any student. One day while his back was to the class a chair was knocked over by a couple of boys goofing around. Mr Murphy turned around and told the boy closest to the chair to pick up the chair and the boy said no. Mr Murphy walked over to the boy and told him once again to pick up the chair and the boy refused. Mr Murphy slapped this kid so fast and hard that it knocked him out of his chair and onto the floor. This kid was sitting on his butt rubbing his stinging face and Mr Murphy told him to pick up the chair which he did in a hurry. Mr Murphy went back to the chalkboard where he was writing an assignment as if nothing had ever happened. Not a word was ever said and no one very ever got out of line in his class. If two students ever had a problem Mr Murphy would let them settle it in his class. Mr Murphy would referee and all he needed to know was weather the combatants wanted to box or wrestle. He would then have the class push all the tables and chairs to the walls and form a ring. The biggest student in the class would stand in front of the door to block the window so no one could look in. I witnessed one fist fight where a big kid beat the heck out of some little guy and each time the little guy got knocked to the ground Mr Murphy would send the big guy to the side as he helped the little guy up to ask if he had enough and the kid said no. Mr Murphy stood back and told them to continue. This went on untill the big guy, looking rather ashamed, refused to hit the bloodied and battered little guy who refused to quit. Mr Murphy asked the big guy if he had enough and he said yes. Mr Murphy asked the little guy if it was ok to stop the fight and he said yes. Mr Murphy had the boys shake hands and then sent them to the boys room to wash up as the boys and girls put the class room back in order. When the combatants came back to class Mr Murphy began the lesson as if nothing had happened. We came to learn that Mr Murphy grew up in an orphanage and he told us that it was rough and that if you didn't stick up for yourself you were in for a hard time. Mr Murphy most certainly had had his share of altercations while growing up. Mr Murphy exposed the bullies right in his class room in front of their friends and peers and taught them humility. That little guy who wouldn't quit was Rocky 5 years before Stallone was Rocky.
This was in 1970 and everyone admired and respected Mr Murphy. He taught a lot of people more then just Science.
Today some punk would sue Mr Murphy, the school, and the school district for just looking at them wrong.
I am glad I had Mr Murphy because there was nothing fake about him. He was fair but firm and cared about all his students in a way that made us respect not only him, but ourselves and each other.

Answer 8

Without question or doubt...YES!

There is a direct correlation between the drop in corporal punishment and the rise in school based crimes,

Why do you think bullying is at all time highs (83% of students have experienced it.)? Bullys know there is no real punishment for them.

Corporal punishment under independent supervision would bring dramatic reductions in the fear in school hallways that exists today.

We all know - Bullys are the greatest cowards when they become the victim.

Answer 9

Why everything must be extremism?

Hitting students is as bad as let them do what they want. Respect is something you earn.

Answer 10

Only at schools filled with illegal alien invader's children
Go back or stay in school
"corporal punishment" would be OK too