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In reply to the discussion: Georgia school to bring back paddling [View all]Rhiannon12866
(204,779 posts)I'm kinda horrified when I think of it today, it boggles the mind that in this day and age anyone could think of bringing it back.
I only remember it happening in that particular elementary school and I attended several (we moved). This happened in the public elementary school where I attended third grade in Ticonderoga. The school only went up to fourth grade, the fourth grade teacher (middle aged lady - all the teachers were) was also the principal and she did the paddling. I remember she had a ping pong paddle and did the paddling in the boys' cloak room. And you're right, it was a couple of boys who got paddled, not sure if any girls were, but we all knew about it so the threat was always there.
The two boys I knew about were in my third grade class. They really were incorrigible, used to spend their time shooting sharp pieces of lead from the ends of pencils around the room. I remember them being older and they didn't pass third grade that time around, either. I feel sorry for the teacher, I liked her a lot.