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Is spanking kids in school a good or bad thing for society as a whole?

  • Spare the rod spoil the child should be just that . I see Texas leads the US in spanked children in school . I hear people say the exact opposite all the time . First - They say things like ," That man must not have been spanked as a child " implying that the reason for their criminal behavior .This is usually said by the less educated people out there . Second - I hear it said from Psychologists , Sociologists and people in the mental health industry that spanking children or using violence to stop them from acting like children is harmful and scars the individual who is being spanked in school . In fact there is a study that suggests spanking children actually causes more violence in the future ,they showed how most people in prisons were spanked or punched as children . This classical reverse psychology is damaging and harmful to our children yet I still see most people ( from the south ) protect this disgusting immoral; act just like they did with slavery . What more proof is needed than to show how religion defends the abuse and social punishment of young minds ?

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    well whether a parent chooses to spank or not is their business assuming they aren't crossing any lines into abuse however I think it goes too far when children are being spanked at school. I believe that major discipline needs to be handled by parents. If a child is misbehaving to the point a school feels they need major discipline then the parent should be called to a meeting and a plan for discipline should be put into place. If a child cannot be controlled by the school because behavior is THAT bad then the school should suspend the child or expel them if needed but it is not up to school officials to use physical force with someone else's child. Personally I do not spank. I have 4 boys who are 17, 17, 14 (turning 15 next month) and 12. They have never been spanked and have also never been in trouble at school or anywhere else. They are respectful good kids. Discipline isn't about spanking or what you do to punish, it starts in the home and when a child is young and involves a lot more than punishment. A school spanking a child is not going to undo the years of lacking discipline in the home and is only going to contribute to the child feeling more anger and resentment. Personally I feel it's always been a mistake and if I lived in a state that still allowed it (thankfully I don't), I would make sure my children were not spanked by anyone at school.

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Spanking does not work for everyone. I don't mean parenting wise, I mean personality wise. My wild, bat outta hell nephew could care less if he's spanked. If you try to put him in time out, or ground him, HAH gooood luck. It won't get you anywhere. He's rough by nature. My quiet, soft spoken, put me in time out and I'm devastated child would be scarred for life if you spanked her. It wouldn't hurt her bum, it would hurt her feelings. There's no way I would spank her, and there is sure as hell no way I'd let anyone else. That said, I was spanked. It did not scar me, it does not bother me , and I'm defiantly not violent by nature. Everyone I know in my family and in my husbands family was spanked. None of us are emotionally damaged lol

LoveMyMommyLife

Not all kids respond the same way to corporal punishment. Some are severely traumatized by a swat on the butt and others are immune to being whipped with a belt. That boy who was caned in Singapore several years ago for vandalizing cars was in trouble again as soon as he returned to the States. Too often people don't acknowledge that beating isn't working and only conclude that the child merely wasn't beaten hard enough, often enough or long enough. I've heard too many guys brag about antics they pulled as kids and the beatings they got for it and then comment, "We really deserved it!" I note that everything is plural: antics, beatings. That is, it didn't stop them. It never occurs to them that if they hadn't been beaten in the first place, they might not have kept going those things. My 13 year old neighbor was always being brought home by store detectives for shoplifting, and his step dad would beat him with a belt until you could hear him screaming all over the neighborhood. But he'd go back and do it again -- the only way step dad would pay any attention to him. I knew a teacher who said that when one student in particular acted up, he'd let the father come to the school and paddle his son as hard as he wanted. Who draws the line? What lesson is taught, what is the actual outcome? I keep thinking of Rodney Dangerfield's description of a mass murderer according to the neighbor's: "He was a quiet man...."

Just Askin'

It's bad.

Mary

I good thing

Tanesha

I'm all for spanking but I think it is the parents responsibility, not the schools. If the parents were disciplining their children properly at home, the school systems wouldn't have nearly the amount of problems they do now. The school my daughter attends still does corporal punishment, the crime rate at that school is zilch. I don't allow them to spank her, they call me if their is an issue (so far we have had no problems). I was spanked as a child. I'm not violent nor do I have any psychological issues. I respect the parents who choose not to spank their children. Not all kids respond to the same discipline regimen. For example; With my daughter we have a system set up. 1st offfense- verbal warning 2nd - time out 3rd- spanking We very seldom ever get to level 3. There is a thin line between spanking and beating. I believe a lot of parents cross this line. One pop on the butt is enough to get my child's attention and correct her behavior. I don't thing spanking with a belt or paddle is necessary. If your raising your kid right, spanking should be a last resort and should rarely happen.

Abbigail

Spanking kids in school is assault in most states. Jail time would solve the problem in a hurry.

gentlegiants

Spanking is good for kids.

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Socratis

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