02-19-2014, 09:41 AM
If parents wanna swat their kids on the behind to get their attention or use fear/spanking as discipline, it's up to them at home, as long as it's not considered "abusive" by authorities.
Personally, I never spanked or hit any child in my care. Didn't occur to me and I don't like the idea of adults slapping, spanking, hitting, physically hurting or threatening kids in any way. But, we got spanked, sometimes repeatedly and/or hard, as kids and I don't consider that I was abused in any way.
Anyhow, I find this bill illogical. Teachers are required by law to report signs/marks that a child is being physically hurt at home. BUT, teachers themselves would be allowed to physically hurt/mark children at school with the parents' permission? How does that restore "parental rights" and discipline? Seems more like transferring parental responsibility from the home to the school.
There's no way in hell that bill will pass, I hope.
Personally, I never spanked or hit any child in my care. Didn't occur to me and I don't like the idea of adults slapping, spanking, hitting, physically hurting or threatening kids in any way. But, we got spanked, sometimes repeatedly and/or hard, as kids and I don't consider that I was abused in any way.
Anyhow, I find this bill illogical. Teachers are required by law to report signs/marks that a child is being physically hurt at home. BUT, teachers themselves would be allowed to physically hurt/mark children at school with the parents' permission? How does that restore "parental rights" and discipline? Seems more like transferring parental responsibility from the home to the school.
There's no way in hell that bill will pass, I hope.