State School Paddle Kids With No Way For Parents To Opt-Out. Should You Have The Right To Discipline Your Kids Or Spouse?

By: Don Caldwell


Do you care about the one you love more than yourself?


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Here's an type of opt-out list we don't often write about: Corporal punishment in schools is legal in lots of states, but if you assumed parents could always opt-out, you'd be mistaken. According to a report from WHNT in Alabama, one student was beaten until he was bruised because he failed a science test.
The kid, who says he (and his mom) reported the teacher to the local news because he wants to save other kids from being bruised, describes the incident:

“"It felt like he was trying to touch the ceiling and when he came down... it felt like he was trying to smack me through the wall."

The news station investigated and found that the teacher apparently didn't break any laws, but that the school district handbook doesn't specifically allow kids to be subjected to corporal punishment for purely academic offenses, such as failing a test. As for a "no paddle" list, there's apparently no such thing in DeKalb County, Alabama

If one truly loves his (or her) family more than himself, then he (or her) would do everything to protect the ones they love.


We need to have consequences for our actions. For adults, we have laws, police, the justice system, and possibly incarceration to guide our actions towards a just outcome. For children (who do not have to fear consequences the way parents do), they can fear disappointing their parents, being yelled at, and in some cases fear being “spanked”.


So many fight for the right to be physically disciplined, while others believe one should never physically discipline their children. The purpose of such discipline (if administered with a selfless, loving purpose.), is to teach our children consequences (by fearing the result of their actions). A spanking can give this without any actual injury, while many other forms of “corporal punishment” (smacking a child in the face, punching, throwing, etc.) are not given in love but with only the “idea” of discipline.


If a child knows that when they do something wrong they will only be given “a talking to”, they are no more afraid of punishment than if a police officer only gives speeding drivers “warnings” (without monetary penalty). 
If these actions do not cause the caregiver pain, then they are not really in love. You have to feel terrible even spanking you child. Otherwise, it is not in love.


If one had a teenager who hit their mother, would it then be justifiable to punch your child as a consequence of last resort? I think in this case, it may be. There are some lines that can never be crossed, and should be met with “special” circumstances. Circumstances, of which, only we as individuals can contemplate.
On the same token, spouses can both emotionally and physically abuse each other. If you truly love the other spouse, than you would never do anything malicious to cause them harm, physically or emotionally.


I don’t mean a few nasty words, or a nudge. I am talking about things like laying your hands on your spouse (which the only justifiable use would be to protect yourself from SERIOUS harm.) Of which, in my naive world, would never happen if both partners truly cared about the other spouse more than themselves..


Also, never using words that would strike them right at the heart, which can be just as devastating to a person.
We spend so much time finding reasons / excuses in which it is ok to hurt the one you love. We should instead guide every action with carefully contemplated, selfless love.


Unless,, of course, you want to smack your loved one with a pillow. Just be careful not to hit them with the corners, as this may poke them in the eye :o)


And if I use the word “love” one more time, I may have to punch myself… lol..

(ORIGINAL LINK) Alabama Schools Paddle Kids With No Way For Parents To Opt-Out - The Consumerist