By TYRIQ MCCORD<\/p>\n
In most of the 20th century, school was a lot different during those times compared to today. No WiFi, let alone computers were just being invented. There was a time where students passed notes across classrooms. Cell phones have made note passing extinct.<\/p>\n
But a school in Hephzibah, Ga., is bringing a procedure back that may be a conflict in today\u2019s society. The Georgia School of Innovation and the Classics is bringing back the \u201cpaddling procedure\u201d as a form of punishment for students.<\/p>\n
According to CBS News, the charter school sent out consent forms to parents explaining the new policy of using a wooden board to \u201cspank\u201d a child as punishment.<\/p>\n
\u201cA student will be taken into an office behind closed doors,\u201d the form read. \u201cThe student will place their hands on their knees or piece of furniture and will be struck on the buttocks with a paddle,\u201d Part of the form reads.<\/p>\n
This new policy cause a big commotion in the community of this small town, but one-third of the parents at the school gave the school consent to used this 19th century procedure.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn this school, we take discipline very seriously,\u201d Superintendent Jody <\/span>Boulineau said. \u201cThere was a time where corporal punishment was kind of the norm in school and you didn\u2019t have the problems that you have.\u201d The form goes on to go into detail on the \u201ccorporal punishment\u201d. \u00a0Students are given two chances to behave properly. After the third offense, the student is \u201celigible\u201d for a beating. The paddle will be 24 inches long, 6 inches wide, and three-quarters of an inch thick. They will not be struck no more than three times.<\/p>\n When the student receives the paddle treatment, the parents will be notified. But the parents who were against the new policy must agree on a five-day suspension from school.<\/p>\n Since 2011, more than 30 states have banned corporal punishment, Florida and Georgia are not one of those states. This gives the charter school the green light to practice their new policy with the consent of the parent. Since the announcement, The Georgia School of Innovation and the Classics have received negative reports via Google Review, causing the rating of school to drop by two points.<\/p>\n Only time will tell to learn if this policy helps the school academically and\/or behaviorally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By TYRIQ MCCORD In most of the 20th century, school was a lot different during those times compared to today. No WiFi, let alone computers were just being invented. There was a time where students passed notes across classrooms. Cell … Continue reading
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