Mrebo said:
Warbler said:
I am having difficulty thinking of how more information could change how this looks. But I am always willing to listen more information and will not accuse you of standing up for the school or accuse you of sticking your fingers in your ears until you hear one nugget of fact that supports the possibility that they did no wrong.
More people should appreciate that about you.
Thankyou. That is appreciated.
It sounds like this “swatting” was mild, conducted with oversight, and approved by the parents (and the student has no problem with it)
The student probably had no problem with it probably because it he knew how it would look and he wanted the school to look bad so he agreed to it.
so while surprising I’m not outraged. Also, I’m not against spanking in principle, such as when done by parents, but I don’t see the value when done by principal or teacher.
Schools shouldn’t be doing it at all. The risk of abuse is too high. The risk of going too far is too high. It also seems to an inappropriate form of punishment for schools to be handing out in this day and age. Also if it is true that schools punish black students more often and more harshly than white kids, the existence of corporal punishment in schools would make the problem much worse.