PADDLING okay in elementary school?????

I would be pissed and looking for a new school. That is not okay. I wouldn't even want my child to see or hear of that happening to another child in school either

It's really weird too, because last yr's handbook stated that they could only do it if you told them in writing that you would allow it...this yr it is the opposite.  It is really scary because what if some parents don't even read the handbook!  I wasn't planning on it, but I wanted to see if anything had changed which apparently i had drastically!  It is just scary to me that your kid could be in danger or publically humiliated and then you wouldn't even find out about it for 3 days!!!

That is not acceptable and I would definitely write a note telling them that are not allowed to touch my child.

One of my greatest fears with sending my kids to public school, because I know that if someone lays a hand on my child, I'm going to jail.

Nope, not okay.

im pro spanking but only by me and Dh and not with any object. so no they would not have my permission!

I'm ok with the paddling not ok with not finding out for possibly 3 days! Our school district doesn't paddle but the one my step sons are in does. If a child has misbehaved to that point the parent is called, they must come to the school, sign a permission before the paddling is given. But let me tell you if my children's shadow graces the principal's doorway I had best be notified ASAP!!!

The school here sends home a permission slip saying you will allow the school to spank your child. If you don't sign it they wont do it.  I don't like the way your DS school handles it.  That seems sneaky to me. How many people are going to read that handbook? Most people dont and wont probably even know about this rule until their child gets spanked. 

As far as my child, if they do something so bad that the school thinks they need to be paddled, they have my permission. 

I just got back from taking him to his secon day of kindergarten and I stopped by the front desk on my way out. I told them I read the handbook and I wanted the form to prohibit them from paddling my child.  They said they know what the handbook says but they are "revising" it right now!  Whatever that means, but I better be notified when its done.

My husband and I do spank him if he's really defiant, but taking away privileges works much better.  I just don't feel that they have the right to do that if you or the child does not know them personally.  I put this question on my facebook status and two people said they think it should be allowed bc the lack thereof is why kids are so horrible and disresectful these days.  I replied that the lack of discipline at home is to blame and that is all.

 I wish they still enforced it everywhere. I was paddled for writting a bad word on a piece of paper and honestly it didn't hurt but it made me never want to do anything to get another one, and I didn't. Think about it...in the days where there were actual consequences kids didn't shoot up schools. Kids that bullied, disrespected teachers and so on were paddled....

Getting expelled for a couple of days for bullyinh doesn't scare kids; it's basically a short winter, fall, spring break for them. Anywho, that's my 2 cents. The only thing is with your school apparently its a choice. Which means the bullies and delinquents probably with sign their parents name to the no paddling paper and get away with their actions :/