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A Missouri school district reinstated spanking if parents give their OK

A school district in southwestern Missouri decided to bring back spanking as a form of discipline for students — if their parents agree — despite warnings from many public health experts that the practice is detrimental to students.

Classes resumed Tuesday in the Cassville School District for the first time since the school board in June approved bringing corporal punishment back to the 1,900-student district about 60 miles (100 kilometers) southwest of Springfield. The district had dropped the practice in 2001.

The policy states that corporal punishment will be used only when other forms of discipline, such as suspensions, have failed and then only with the superintendent's permission.

Superintendent Merlyn Johnson told The Springfield News-Leader the decision came after an anonymous survey found that parents, students and school employees were concerned about student behavior and discipline.

"We've had people actually thank us for it," he said. "Surprisingly, those on social media would probably be appalled to hear us say these things, but the majority of people that I've run into have been supportive."

Parent Khristina Harkey told The Associated Press on Friday that she is on the fence about Cassville's policy. She and her husband did not opt-in because her 6-year-old son, Anakin Modine, is autistic and would hit back if he were spanked. But she said corporal punishment worked for her when she was a "troublemaker" during her school years in California.

"There are all different types of kids," Harkey said. "Some people need a good butt-whipping. I was one of them."

[npr.org]

Apunzelle 7 Aug 28
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I never had a physical punishment in school. Worst was having to stick my gum on my nose for an afternoon. A friend I went to school with in France was a regular at having his bare bottom spanked in front of the all male second grade class. He still calls her a sadist! I did get plenty of physical punishment at home from dad, so it wasn’t that I was an angel by any means in school.

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Once again ignoring science and going with the Bible. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov] As others have simply put it: "My parents used physical punishment and I turned out OK! ... means you definitely didn't turn out OK."

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