Adults may paddle students of opposite gender in Texas district

(Reuters) - School administrators will be allowed to paddle students of the opposite sex under a rule approved unanimously Monday night by the school board in the North Texas community of Springtown.[…]

Under the previous policy, corporal punishment could only be carried out by an administrator who was of the same gender as the student. The new policy says that a school official of the same gender as the student must be in the room where the paddling takes place and that parents must provide written permission for their child to be paddled.[…]

In Springtown, which is northwest of Fort Worth, the paddling of two high school girls by a male assistant principal earlier this month prompted the change in policy.[…]

The Texas Association of School Boards recommends that corporal punishment be administered only by an administrator who is the same sex as the student.

Don’t mess with Texas.

Update:

Reuters glossed over the details regarding the “male assistant principal” mentioned above but Fox News dug a little deeper.

Texas school OKs opposite sex spankings after principal breaks rule

“I did give him permission to swat her,” said Cathi Watts, whose 16-year-old daughter, Jada, suffered bruises on her backside that were visible for more than a week. “I didn’t give him permission to bruise her.”

#justice