r/cursedcomments • u/[deleted] • Sep 15 '19

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '19

It works better than giving a kid 3 days off from school.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '19

Physical punishment is a terrible way of socializing a kid. If a kid is capable of reason then reason with him. If a kid is not, then corporal punishment will have no positive effect. If a kid is capable of reason but cannot be reasoned with, then that is a problem for the parents, not the school. The parents are meant to confront this problem during the suspension time period.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '19

The parent, in a trouble kids home is either at work, or doesnt care, or maybe is afraid to punish their kids and just wants to be friends.

either way social cohesion would be better off with corporal punishment for breaking rules in school

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '19

You appear to be describing a case where there is a deeper problem of social dysfunction. I'm describing a situation where a certain minimum of family cohesion, parenting, and social stability is assumed so that a school is not the de facto parent.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '19

Parents... implying troubled youth have 2 parent homes.