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From: ray@rochester.UUCP (Ray Frank)
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Subject: Re: corporal punishment in schools
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Date: Tue, 27-Aug-85 10:10:20 EDT
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> As a parent, occasional school district committee person, and ACLU
> member, I've discovered an odd situation here in Pennsylvania.
> Corporal punishment, administered by a paddle, is occasionally used
> in our local district.  
>      
> -- Tom Benson
>    Penn State University
>    227 Sparks Bldg., University Park, PA 16802
>    814-238-5277 (ATT)
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What's so odd about corporal punishment.  When I was a kid, I used to get it
in school, and sometimes at home for getting it in school.  Every time I 
got it, I DESERVED IT.  What I find odd is the amount of abuse teachers get
from students.  The amount of lack of disipline by students.  The disregard
of respect for the instructors.  The passionate embraces I'm told occurs
commonly in public hallways.  The heavy use of drugs on school grounds.  The
total lack of any kind of dress code.
These things bother me a lot more than corporal punishment, and believe me
when I tell you, I know first hand about the paddle (ouch).  
P.S.  What also bothers me is the ACLU, based on an admittedly small amount
of information from reading the newspapers.