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In reply to the discussion: Mom angry that male vice principal spanked child [View all]SheilaT
(23,156 posts)If it's not acceptable in the adult work force, why should it be acceptable in the schools?
We don't have "corporal punishment" (spankings) in the adult work force. Why is it okay in schools?
We don't (normally) accept bullying in the adult workforce. Why is it okay in the schools?
It boils down to this: Treat everyone with dignity and respect.
You don't spank or bully those you respect. Period.
Fortunately neither I nor my children attended schools where this sort of thing was acceptable. I can recall, in 7th grade, a teacher (it was her first year teaching) losing control and walking down the row smacking some of the boys, but it was shocking because it was so unusual. It was the ONLY time I ever saw such behavior on the part of a teacher. Oh, I can recall a math teacher smacking a ruler on a desk, and the noise making all of us jump, but actually striking a student? No.
In a better world, none of us would ever hit our children. I wish I could say that I never hit my kids, but I did. I am absolutely not proud of it, and I should have been able to handle things better. But having a teacher strike a child? That is absolutely unacceptable.