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Originally Posted by Russ D
But there are other ways to enforce discipline which don't envolve physical punishment. I'm all for teacher's rights and protection but as a parent I take my responsibilites very seriously. Taking away privileges, detention etc are all options.
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This is true, but these are all disciplines that the school would perform. You seemed to be suggesting that schools should have no disciplinary powers at all.
Personally I'm all for corporal punishment, but as others have said it ought to be done with the involvement of the parents. (Although I think while parents should be informed and given the chance to attend, their agreement should not be required). Sometimes the parents are as much the problem as the unruly kids themselves and they need to understand that authority must be respected for the benefit of all.
Russ, for what it's worth I think in your case it's less likely your daughter is going to get into the kind of trouble that might once have attracted a caning, as she clearly is going to know that whatever the school does to her will be a picnic compared to the (lovingly expressed) fury of her daddy
