Could children be hit by teachers in the 70's?

I saw a film that was made in 1976 and in it teachers were able to fully
hit HS kids with no consequences. Was this Hollywood, or could teachers
actually hit kids in these days?


Thanks,


John

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"Bible John" wrote in message
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I saw a film that was made in 1976 and in it teachers were able to fully
hit HS kids with no consequences. Was this Hollywood, or could teachers
actually hit kids in these days?

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Yes. One school I went to in Texas had special paddles made.

Bible John wrote:
I saw a film that was made in 1976 and in it teachers were able to fully
hit HS kids with no consequences. Was this Hollywood, or could teachers
actually hit kids in these days?


Thanks,


John


1976 would be kind of late but paddling occurred in the late 60's and
early 70's in my school district

Jeanne

Bible John,

In 2005 teachers are still able to fully hit kids with no consequences
in nearly half of the states.

Whether or not teachers or education administrators can legally hit
children is left to the states. In some states that had legally banned
hitting of children by school personnel, there is a move to reinsitute
the practice.

Of course, parents are free to hit children in every state.

LaVonne

Bible John wrote:
I saw a film that was made in 1976 and in it teachers were able to fully
hit HS kids with no consequences. Was this Hollywood, or could teachers
actually hit kids in these days?


Thanks,


John

"HCN" wrote in message
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"Bible John" wrote in message
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I saw a film that was made in 1976 and in it teachers were able to fully
hit HS kids with no consequences. Was this Hollywood, or could teachers
actually hit kids in these days?

...

Yes. One school I went to in Texas had special paddles made.

I went to school in Texas and they had paddles, too. We shared a track with
either a high school or junior high or both, I can't remember. I do
remember a kid from on of those schools being paddled on the field, though.

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Carlson LaVonne wrote:

Bible John,

In 2005 teachers are still able to fully hit kids with no consequences
in nearly half of the states.


I see. In the film the PE teacher outright smacked the smart alek type
girls. In my home state its illegal to spank kids.

Whether or not teachers or education administrators can legally hit
children is left to the states. In some states that had legally banned
hitting of children by school personnel, there is a move to reinsitute
the practice.

Of course, parents are free to hit children in every state.

LaVonne

Except Oregon where spanking is banned. California will soon ban
spanking as well. This is bad news, but a reality of the times.

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"HCN" wrote in message
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"Bible John" wrote in message
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I saw a film that was made in 1976 and in it teachers were able to fully
hit HS kids with no consequences. Was this Hollywood, or could teachers
actually hit kids in these days?

Yes. One school I went to in Texas had special paddles made.

I went to school in Texas and they had paddles, too. We shared a track with
either a high school or junior high or both, I can't remember. I do
remember a kid from on of those schools being paddled on the field, though.

I was teaching then, and yes the kids could be paddled. Mostly at our
school the assistant principal did it with a wooden paddle, and a
teacher that referred a kid in a way that resulted in a paddling had
to watch - at least in one school. I also taught with a guy (a black
guy who was a lay preacher), and he often smacked the children on
their hands with a ruler and he also taped their mouths shut if they
wouldn't be quiet. This was 7th grade in the mid 70s.

I was never paddled myself in school, and I don't think any of my kids
were paddled though, and neither do I remember it being done on the
field.


grandma Rosalie

"Rosalie B." wrote in message
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I was teaching then, and yes the kids could be paddled. Mostly at our
school the assistant principal did it with a wooden paddle, and a
teacher that referred a kid in a way that resulted in a paddling had
to watch - at least in one school. I also taught with a guy (a black
guy who was a lay preacher), and he often smacked the children on
their hands with a ruler and he also taped their mouths shut if they
wouldn't be quiet. This was 7th grade in the mid 70s.

I was never paddled myself in school, and I don't think any of my kids
were paddled though, and neither do I remember it being done on the
field.

There was a rule that the teacher had to have a witness. However, I do
remember at times when the teacher just lost her temper and smacked the kid
right then and there - - hands on bottom, no regulatory paddle.

Jeanne wrote:

1976 would be kind of late but paddling occurred in the late 60's and
early 70's in my school district

Jeanne

I was in Jr. high in 75-77 in Illinois and they still swatted kids
(with a paddle) then.

-L.

I live in Ontario, and yup, it was still okay to "strap" kids back then
(I graduated from high school in 75).

I have vivid memories of a few teachers who were real sadists who would
beat kids for things they saw them doing outside school property and
outside school hours. Its a mine field - no way should adult authority
figures (particularly those outside the home) be permitted to raise a
hand to your children. I mean, seriously, can you imagine your BOSS
doing that to you for whatever transgression you are called on the
carpet for?

Oooh, late coming back from coffee break, oooh, smoking cigarettes in
the washroom, 10 wacks with a leather strap on your hand for you!

Mary G.