Victory in the Bible Belt

[AYamet]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/EDUCATION/11/24/schools.paddling.ap/index.html

Good news, I was surprised that this still happens in public schools. At least I think it's a public school.

[Galen]

Oh yes, it still happens in the South, but it's sorta rare these days. Even in schools where it's allowed, teachers still worry about paddling students and the possbility of a lawsuit. Although I *have* seen one or two teachers who won't hesitate to whip out the paddle. Still, that's something to be thankful for... change comes in small steps and shit is a LOT better now than it was when I was a kid and the situation is improving all the time. As long as it doesn't start backsliding, I'm happy to see progress.


-Galen

[SciVille]

This is already posted in the Current Events forum, but, yeah, great to see this crap come to an end. And I agree, Yam, even I was shocked to find it is still legal anywhere in this country. I wonder what ever happened to that child abuser immunity thing in Ohio.