Reply #47: I disagree

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I wouldn't consider standing still for an hour (with or without nose against chalkboard) corporal punishment either. If a student was made to do it in class, then you could make the argument (and I would probably agree) that it's singling the child out for punishment which I still don't think is corporal but would agree is unnecessarily embarrassing for the child.

I'd even agree that I'd rather have my child studying in detention than doing nothing but I don't make the policy and the fact that they're "forced" to do nothing for an hour is not corporal punishment by any standard I've ever seen but again, I'll invite you to provide me with some positively peer reviewed publication, some set of standards, some law or rule that suggests otherwise.

Our society (that is, American society) is hugely pampered compared to the majority of the rest of the world. The fact that anyone considers sitting quietly for an hour as corporal punishment just reinforces that point to me. The children are not being restrained or otherwise held in an uncomfortable position. They're just sitting.