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Showing Original Post only (View all)DUers, Did Your School Use Corporal Punishment? [View all]
That is the new RW meme for 'splainin' the Florida shooting: not enough God or spankings in school. So I wonder how many actually received or might have received a paddling from the principal when they were in school.
I never got a spanking, but I was in the principal's office a lot. He showed me his paddles and discussed having to use them the "next time". I always heard of kids in the older grades getting a paddling, but never believed the rumors. Mind you, this was in Texas in the late 70s, which should have been spanking central if we are to believe the RW meme. But before I call bullshit to the meme entirely, I would like to get some backup, maybe figure out if there really was widespread use of corporal punishment at some time in the past.