Coporal Punishment
Uploaded by kera21 on Nov 30, 2011
When corporal punishment is brought up in the school system it is described as "a student discipline issue that encompasses both legal and tort. This brings the use of corporal punishment into two issues, which include cruel and unusual punishment and the use of due process. The only possible hope for parents in the use of corporal punishment on their children is the due-process argument. The guidelines contain the following rules " refraining from using corporal punishment as a first line of discipline, informing students ahead of time about which violation will result in paddling, having a second school official present as a witness during paddling, and informing parents of the witness's identity on request" .When surveyed 56 percent of teachers still favor the use of corporal punishment on students that fail to follow the rules. Many teachers that were surveyed have said that they do "not plan to spank their charges; they want the right to do so as an extra means of classroom control". When one sits down and thinks about the use of corporal punishment in schools they can see that a “teacher use force on children in the name of discipline; when children hit teachers, however, it quickly becomes assault and battery.
People who are trying corporal punishment in schools do not mean banning discipline. Banning discipline would cause the schools to become a place where children could not learn valuable education, because "without orderliness, learning cannot occur.
There are a few recommendations for the use of corporal punishment. The first is to remember that the risk of legal action is very real if you decide to use corporal punishment. The use of corporal punishment "should be limited to paddling. Corporal punishment is the use of physical punishment and the people tend to frown on other forms that are possibly used. The third recommendation is to limit the number of swats used. This is because the more swats you given a child the harder it is for you to defend yourself. When paddling a student you should inform the parents of the paddling as soon as possible. The fifth recommendation is to "allow parents to request alternate forms of punishment for their children and to place these in writing. The use of corporal punishment on any child should be properly documented. The final recommendations is that teachers and principals make all effects...