Boy bruised by school paddling

Since we're on the topic of anachronisms in our so-called public schools...

In Decatur County, Georgia, a 9-year-old boy was bruised extensively when a school administrator paddled him 3 times in the same day.

"The main issue is not the paddling," the superintendent said. Um, well. Actually it is. He admitted himself that there's always a possibility of bruising when you take a wooden board to a child's buttocks.

If a parent administered corporal punishment that bruised a child, they'd probably be arrested (as they should be). But school administrators are a special class whom no statute controls.

I'm waiting for the lawsuit. Of course, if the Indiana Senate had their way, students who are abused by school personnel in this manner would be out of luck.

(Source: http://www.thepostsearchlight.com/news/2009/feb/13/boy-bruised-paddling)