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N.C. Senate dumps warning parents of school spanking

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

(Updated 6:32 pm)

By The Associated Press

RALEIGH (AP) — The North Carolina Senate has rejected a bill that would require school administrators to tell parents their child could be paddled at school and allow adults to opt out of corporal punishment.

The Senate voted 25-21 on Wednesday against the bill that would have offered parents in the 55 school districts that use corporal punishment a choice whether to allow their child to be spanked.

There are 115 school districts in North Carolina.

Opponents like Democratic Sen. Doug Berger of Franklin County said the measure would effectively block corporal punishment statewide. Berger said no teacher would spank one child for an offense knowing another child could not be paddled for the same offense.

Others argued that school districts should develop their own policies.

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KidsRpeople2

June 25, 2009 - 12:40 am EDT

We wish to thank progressive thinking Senators who voted in favor of giving Parents a say in school Physical (Corporal) Punishment (Spanking/Paddling). Today it is ILLEGAL to hit a child with a wooden paddle in schools in 29 States, a shocking Children's Civil Rights INEQUALITY in 21st Century American Classrooms! Over 50 National Organizations OPPOSE SCHOOL Corporal Punishment including the Am Academy of Family Physicians, Am Academy of Pediatrics, Am Bar Assn, Ntnl PTA (Parent Teacher Assn), Ntnl Education Assn, Prevent Child Abuse America, NAACP, stophitting.org DEMAND Corporal Punishment in SCHOOLS BE ABOLISHED IMMEDIATELY! Cost $0.

kirran

June 25, 2009 - 6:27 am EDT

Just for your information, in Guilford County Schools, a teacher or administrator can lose their job for paddling a child. It's against the law in this county.

KidsRpeople2

June 25, 2009 - 9:04 am EDT

PARENTS you can protect your children by telling them that "NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO TOUCH THEM, THEY CAN SO "NO" AND YOU MUST BE CALLED, also put it in writing, that school employees ARE NOT TO PADDLE YOUR CHILD and submit it to the Principal and Teacher. You have the right to find out if paddling is done as a last resort and who does the paddling (do men paddle little girls?), with a witness, where it is done (is it outside class within earshot of other students?) and to what the school's policy is about notifying parents. Contact your local school board. If your child is injured, take them to the emergency room and have photos taken to document the incident and report it to your local law enforcement agency as well as your local school district governing board members and the news media. You may also wish to consult legal counsel.