Another beating injury in America's schools

Unbelievable:

http://nospank.net/n-s70.htm

What's particularly shocking about this story is that the school district where this abuse occurred - San Augustine, Texas - recently changed its corporal punishment policy so that now they don't even bother to get parents' permission before paddling a student. Now it's just paddle away!

I swear, if there isn't a lawsuit over this...