Comments on: WTOC reports: Parent says school took paddling too far

By: Carmel

Carmel — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:22:09 +0000

I went to Carmel High School in Mundelein, IL where the teacher in religeon class used to place us infront of the class and used a wooden plank board with wooden studs on it infront of the class as we grabbed our ankles.

This was in 1986 and if you cried while he was spanking you he would snap hit harder. Very hard to go through that a priest would act in this fashion.

By: George

George — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:31:28 +0000

Let me tell you a story… I will be as blunt as possible, if I offend anyone, that’s life. I was a troubled teen, a total trouble maker. I’m a very bright guy, but a bit of a smart ass and as a child I was worse. I would never pay attention in school, I smarted off to all of the teachers and never did any work. I wanted to get back at my parents because I thought that everybody was out to get me as most teenagers do. I was in a private school and I acted up, until I was eventually expelled. I laughed at everyone, so they sent me to another school, the same thing happened. Until I was sent to Mount Carmel High School in Chicago. I acted like an asshole, they beat the shit out of me. Then I acted up again, they beat the shit out of me again. I thought “Cool”

Well ladies and gentlemen, today I am a very disciplined man, I’m an architect and have a very successful practice, I love my parents, as well as my own family and owe everything to the discipline that I was taught at that school. Had it not been for the discipline that I was taught, I’d probably be in jail or dead, as are most of my friends from the neighborhood.

What I find ironic is that parents who don’t want their children disciplined, are usually the ones with the most badly behaved children. Go figure.

By: ashley

ashley — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:41:17 +0000

@FormerACMSstudent: In order to see the bruises on his legs you have to see everything he’s got ok. You just think you are a know it all any ways and I don’t have to prove anything to you anyways.

By: BaxleyBoy

BaxleyBoy — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:19:08 +0000

Theresa Edwards:
Are you a joke? I agree with you about if parents “beat” their children they should be placed in jail. But Appling County School System does not take part in “beating” children. I think the term you are looking for is corporal punishment. These acts are not criminal either; they are actions that are taking to punish a child who is uncontrollable, misbehaving, and disrespectful. And it’s because of people like you that spanking a child is looked down upon. Being a former student of Appling County Schools I can personally say that I myself have received corporal punishment which was a paddling. I can also say that the teachers and principals did NOT beat me. I simply received a lick for my punishment. Abolishing corporal punishment will simply increase the way these children misbehave in the classroom!! NOT punishing a child for his/her wrong doings will only implant the thought that he/she can get away with more of their appalling conduct!!

By: FormerACMSstudent

FormerACMSstudent — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:55:41 +0000

*story

By: FormerACMSstudent

FormerACMSstudent — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:52:26 +0000

The information was made “unconfidential” by the parent. They went to the press not me. Baxley is a very small town…students talk, teachers talk, and parents talk and when it is on the news the entire town talks.

@ashley-You said the bruises were on his legs. Your store keeps changing.

By: BaxleyBoy

BaxleyBoy — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:50:58 +0000

Proud Mom of One: Insider confidential information? Are you serious? It was all on the news! The discipline referral was on the news. There is no confidential information to be distributed. Why would you make such comments? Also, there were other students present in the classroom, and again may someone say, there were TWO other students to receive a paddling. Neither one of these children have “bruises” to report.
Ga Mom: Question? Have YOU heard of the FERPA? If you have, then it clearly states that the parents have rights…. Not bloggers on the internet…
Finally, this crisis could have been avoided if the parent of this “problem child” would have clearly stated at the beginning of his academic year that she did not want him to receive paddlings. Then the school and faculty members would take other measures to handle him and his misbehaviors.

By: gamom

gamom — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:05:45 +0000

@formerAMCS – got a question, have you heard of FERPA? Please look it up. No ashley- don’t release sensitve picutres, bad idea!

By: proudmomofone

proudmomofone — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:02:56 +0000

the thing i am getting from all this applingalumni person you seem to be a insider telling confidential information and that is wrong. i think what the parent was saying was that putting the bruises on him was wrong and it was. there must have been a problem becauses the teacher got in trouble. and if he got in trouble thats ok he is still a child no matter how big he is it is the parents job to protect him and that is what they are doing.like i said he is a child he is going to make mistakes but he does not deserve the bruises

By: ashley

ashley — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:36:37 +0000

@ FormerAMCSstudent I am not going to post pics of my brothers bottom on the internet. But I will gladly show them to you we have no problem with that. But there are two problems I don’t know who you are and where you can see them. I have all ideas you are a teacher or a teachers family because you know details that were not let known to the public. If you are a teacher I will gladly come to the school and let the teachers see the pics.