Reply #44: It was the norm when I was in elementary in the 60's and 70's

[Catherine Vincent]

I had this one teacher who really enjoyed paddling this one kid. I will never forget her and how the whole class disliked her. Her name was Ms. Brown. Sometimes she would paddle in front of the class and the way she looked and used all her strength to paddle this kid was abusive. Except us kids didn't realize it then. And I don't know why this boy's parents allowed the beatings to continue.