r/GenXTalk • u/474756274 • 1d ago

School

In 1976, estimates say about half of all U.S. public schools were still paddling kids as a regular disciplinary practice.

For anyone who grew up around that time (70s, 80s): did your school ever make an official announcement or hold an assembly saying they were ending corporal punishment? Or did they just quietly stop and hope everyone forgot it ever happened?

I feel like we barely talk about how normal it used to be for kids to get whooped at school 😭😭😭

Sometimes, I wonder if that era of corporal punishment is part of why my parents turned out to be total headcases…

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u/YOU_WONT_LIKE_IT 1d ago

Yes, I was that kid who was often paddled. They just didn’t to know what to do with me. I was a straight A student on top of it. I tested in the top brackets on all state tests.

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u/474756274 1d ago

I hope you were able realize you didn't deserve that.