"J. Clarke" wrote in message
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Leon wrote:

Let my fingers get away from me on the previous reply.

Constitutes "child abuse" in some jurisdictions. School officials can
lose
their jobs over it.

There are those these days with moral conflicts about paddling their
children or letting some one else take charge in the parents absence. As a
result, see see higher crime rates. Some one needs to help teach our
children right from wrong and it is a 24 hour a day job. School officials
can indeed loose their jobs and that too is a damn shame. Discipline with a
witnesses should be allowed.
I would much rather see our children grow up to have a respect for the law
and to be good citizens.
IMHO child abuse is letting a child grow up with no respect for right and
wrong.