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Texas paddling controversy sparks corporal punishment debate

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    Male school official spanks female high school student

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-- now to a story that's raising eyebrows and questions about the use of physical punishment and some of our schools.

It turns out the practice of using the paddle -- discipline students is not a thing of the past.

And now -- male school administrator is being questioned about why he.

Spank the female student pick out -- has the story.

-- Fifteen year old Taylor said doesn't very well regarded student and athlete it's -- time high school in Fort Worth, Texas Meghann she allegedly got -- Letting another student copy her homework so instead of the two day suspension.

And missing the classes Taylor decided to take the paddle.

Now parents can opt out of corporal punishment but in this case the mom says if it was OK with Taylor it was okay with her.

But the rule is that male students and female students -- panel by the same gender in this case Taylor was paddled by the mail.

Vice principal her mom says her backside was fire engine red.

With burns and blisters she took pictures to prove let's.

The terror welts on me today is the manner -- and -- to be getting.

96 pound girls.

Another female student also got paddled by that very saying vice principal.

This one a -- older she also had the -- to show for it listen to her mom.

Slot as far yes that parents and they -- stuff.

But summer -- a child -- Given her slot behind closed doors just creeping.

Both of the bombs by the way called this legalized child abuse saying that if they did that to their own kids that Child Protective Services would be on their doorstep 31 states have abolish corporal punishment.

Nineteen states still -- still have the Supreme Court says its okay unless it's abolished by local authority.

And the school -- -- -- down now the superintendent is trying to get the rule change sold that male faculty can in fact.

I'm Yale students with that now.

That's one solution to it -- the qualities to be change that's the problem right.

While it's it's a different time than it used to be traced thank you.

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