Students prefer swats rather than suspension

 

Corporal punishment was on the wane in schools in Norfolk, Virginia (United States), in 1957 according to the town’s local newspaper. It surveyed schools and found the paddle was still available, but rarely used.

One school principal told the newspaper he kept a paddle and sometimes would give the student the choice of a two-day suspension or a paddling. Usually, the student opted for the swats.

As published in the Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Virginia, United States), 12 May 1957.

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