spanking in school??

Question

If there was a school that was opened, where Discipline was actually apart of the strategy, and by discipline I mean the student is sent to the principal or a certified and un-emotionally-involved disciplinarian, for an actual spanking, would you allow your children to go there? what kind of effect do you think there would be to the child and his/her learning, including the classroom environment??

Answer 1

I went to public schools which used the paddle; never received it.

My daughters go (or went) to a private school. The school uses a paddle as one of many disciplinary options. However, it is rarely used as the headmistress is very creative in finding alternatives to punishment. The school is very well run with a vibrant learning atmosphere.

My eldest daughter (step-daughter technically) was paddled once in 5th grade. My husband reports that he was called to witness the execution and that it was more symbolic than painful. She did not cry. She always cried upon a spanking at home from her father or me.

Frankly, I would rather that parents handled spankings but the school paddle is a tool to hold in reserve for when it is needed.

Answer 2

well this is certainly a loaded question but a good one i probably wouldnt send my child there but then again i actually take the time to raise and discipline my child whereas so many parents seem to rely on the school for that nowadays i see a lot of kids that would actually benefit from a spanking but so many more that would be better served to have parents who gave a dam@ i will admit that my daughter had been spanked a couple times in her life but never beaten and i can distinguish the difference. when i was growing up spanking was the norm in discipline and children were so much better behaved and most people i know have no lasting emotional damage from a proper spanking but now there is such a thin line between spanking and abuse that it is barely distinguishable to many but in the end i do feel discipline should be left to the parents not to the school systems and in a perfect world parents would actually care enough about how their child will turn out to take the time to do so

Answer 3

Sending your child there is YOUR choice as a parent. If you disagree with spanking then don't send your kid to that school.

I say if there were MANY steps in the disciplinary action that lead up to that "spanking." Then by all means, the kids know the consequences. I mean I'm a teacher and these were my steps:

Warning
Relocation in room
Student/Teacher conference to discuss the behavior
Relocation out of room (buddy room)
Call parents
Referral to the Principal

TO BE HONEST... Kids that got up to call parents DIDN'T CARE! How can they not care??? I would have been crapping my pants if my parents were called b/c of my behavior! Kids these days aren't "scared" of discipline.

I think the classroom environment would be definitely different if the disciplinary actions consisted of a spanking in the steps. Something like this:

Warning
Relocation in room
Student/Teacher conference to discuss the behavior
Relocation out of room (buddy room)
Call parents inform that next offense will result in a spanking
Call parents and administer a spanking
Referral to the Principal

Answer 4

I went to many schools where spanking was allowed. The spanking rule was always abused to my way of thinking. The poorest kids were spanked for practically nothing and the better off kids were let off the hook. It wasnt fair then and it would not be fair now. If spanking is needed then parents should be contacted and the spanking should take place at home. Parents should be the judge of this kind of treatment to their children.

Answer 5

well I have gone through that certain discipline when I was in grade school... But it was actually the teacher that do the spanking and other physical disciplining and also the assistant principal. I don't know if there's any effect on me or things would've been different for me if those thing didn't happen. But one thing for sure it belongs to my "not so happy memories" and yes it does hunt me sometimes but I just ignore it, as there's nothing I can do. It's over and done.

But for sure I wouldn't let my child go through that stage, not even a single touch that will harm my child, but what can I do? I can't protect him all the time.

Answer 6

nope.never allowed schools to spank my children.my way of thinking is this.were told not to touch our children with nothing but our barehand on there behind or its child abuse,so why should someone else be allowed to hit them with boards.a principal once told me when i asked what would happen if i hit my children with boards that i would be reported for abuse but had nerve to say,it was there right to do so. so nope sure wouldnt.before i get thimbs down i will say one of my girls received a citizenship award for her grade,over a hundred kids in her grade and only 8 given,and the other one got an award for honor roll and only reason didnt get citizenship was she tried talking during class a few times.so my kids arent monsters or mean,all 4 have received awards in citizenship and good behavior.pss.she also received honor roll award along with citizenship

Answer 7

My child DOES go to a school where children are disciplined. That does not involve physical punishment. I would never allow what you describe, since you asked. When respect is taught at home, little discipline is needed in the classroom - at least that's what I've observed with my daughter's classes and classmates.

Answer 8

Most definitely. I was paddled at school and usually on the bare buttocks. I very quickly learned 'the rules' and how not to get spanked. It was always very clinical with the school nurse present. Never more than 8 swats, and I was never bruised. My butt would sometimes still be red the next day if I'd gotten 8 swats. It stung like the dickens not to mention humiliating to have to raise my dress over my waist and take down my panties.

Answer 9

I don't believe in corporal punishment. Physical punishment doesn't show a child how to handle a situation better nor teach the child how to cope with anything. It only instills fear and fear doesn't necessarily translate into respect. It teaches them to be sneaker with what they are doing or more manipulative so that others might take the fall for them. Our grade school has been used as example by many other schools on how to use a positive behavior approach to reach the children. It doesn't eliminate the need to consequences but it focuses on teaching compassion, cooperation and respect. When each and every member of the system is doing the same things it becomes successful.

Answer 10

By all means. I taught and my children attended a Christian school where spanking was used as one means of discipline. As principal I administered one to my own daughter! The child was first told exactly what he had done wrong and how many swats he would get. Then he would bend over a chair and receive the swats. Afterwards, he and the teacher would pray together about the problem and seek forgiveness.
We are bending over too far backwards teaching children how great they are, instead of pointing out areas where they are not so hot. This whole self-esteem thing is damaging our children and our national morals.