Spanking is behind the times
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
By Staff
Surely not.
That was my first reaction to the study indicating that teachers are allowed to paddle, spank or otherwise accost their students in more than half the counties in North Carolina.
Surely not in this day and age.
But Elizabeth Stevens set me straight.
On Dec. 11 2007, Stevens' 12-year-old son was walloped repeatedly by one of his McDowell County public school teachers with two boards held together with black electrical tape.
The teacher, said to tip the scales past 300 pounds, referred to his disciplinary device as Black Betty.
Ol' Black Betty definitely left its mark. Stevens' son's backside was a crazy quilt of bruises and raised red welts. His mother rushed him to the emergency room and called the Sheriff's Office and county social workers to report her son's injuries.
Social services immediately informed her that because the case involved a teacher, it was outside the department's realm.
The sheriff's department investigated but the district attorney's office later told Stevens there were no grounds for charges. You see, paddling students is not illegal in McDowell County, out in the western part of the state. (more…)
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