09-27-2019, 10:55 AM
The amount of force used seems pretty reasonable. It's a punishment after all, so it has to be sufficiently unpleasant in order to be a good deterrent. The idea is that once a student has been paddled, they will not be in a hurry to get another one.
If a student weighs the pros and cons of a decision, a mere pinkening of the skin really isn't anything of significance in the con category.
If a student weighs the pros and cons of a decision, a mere pinkening of the skin really isn't anything of significance in the con category.