Texas will impose corporal punishment for students in the form of a blow with a paddle

Texas will impose corporal punishment for students in the form of a blow with a paddle

Students in the city of Three Rivers in the County of Live Oak (TX) for committing minor disciplinary offences, such as disobeying teachers, will be punished by corporal shock paddle. The paddle is made of wood. this was reported in the local newspaper the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Such a measure, I believe teachers will have a greater educational impact on students than, for example, a suspension.

For the new corporal punishment voted 6 out of 7 members of the educational Board of Independent school district of Three Rivers. But not every teacher will be able to use corporal punishment, it would only apply on the basis of the decision of the coordinator for behavior on campus.

Texas will impose corporal punishment for students in the form of a blow with a paddle

Before the beginning of the school year, parents should Express their opinion on the implementation of this corporal punishment to their child. «If parents are not satisfied with this punishment, the debate is over,» said superintendent Three Rivers ISD Mary springs. In other words, if parents don’t want the penalty was applied to their child – it will not apply.

However, not all representatives of the educational system of the state of Texas agree with the practice of corporal punishment. So, in November last year the leaders of the school districts received a letter from the head of the state education Department John B. king, Jr., with a request to abandon their applications. His position the official is justified from a scientific point of view. The fact is that in the short term, students who are assigned to physical punishment for misdeeds in school, become more aggressive. In the long term, such students are more likely to face problems of substance abuse and psychiatric disorders, including depression, personality disorders and PTSD.

According to PIX11, Texas is one of the 15 States that expressly authorize corporal punishment in the school. In turn, in 28 U.S. States, such punishment is expressly prohibited (including NY, NJ, CT). 7 States do not have a clear position in this matter – the laws of these States there is no direct reference to the prohibition or permissibility of the application of such measures.

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