Objecting to a single form of punishment is obviously not saying misbehaviour shouldn’t be addressed at all.
It is against adults and in most cases, against children too. Allowing corporal punishment of children by their own parents and certainly by teachers relies on exceptions to the laws and normally accepted behaviour. Exceptions should require specific justifications.
Well as you say, it makes little sense in high school, where the children are perfectly capable of understanding the rules. All you have to do is read the words of one of the children in the OP article to see that he is no less capable of understanding that the average adult (maybe even to the point of choosing this form of punishment to create a contrast between a violent punishment for a protest against violence).
Yet all the actual evidence suggests is doesn’t actually have any measureable benefit and does come with various potential risks. There is a simple conclusion though; if corporal punishment is so effective, why not extend its application to adults like yourself?
Straw man argument. Nobody said anything of the sort.
While it may be against the law for adults, with regards to children, your opinion is just that, nothing more. The punishments for certain school infraction levels are generally specified ( "The superintendent said the students were punished for breaking rules in the school handbook" ) and are a tool in disciplining children...children being, you know, not yet adults. If you read the article, your recommendations were followed...they were given an option and
ALL chose the "violent" option, paddling, rather than suspension.
You must be joking? You dont see the huge contradiction?
“I believe that corporal punishment has no place in schools,
even if it wasn’t painful to me.
The idea that violence should be used against someone who was protesting violence as a means to discipline them is appalling,” Greer said. “I hope that this is changed, in Greenbrier, and across the country.”
This is the kid himself choosing the violent, non painful, in his own words, form OVER the other non painful punishment. Brilliant. :lamo :doh
Adulthood comes with far more harsh and potentially far more painful consequences... the smart among us get, understand, the progression of this as we mature...what did you miss? Werent spanked enough...or perhaps were abused? Nobody is calling for any abuse, so lets spike that argument, shall we? Yes, i will make the adult decision for us.