Can you fight against corporal punishment in schools?
This is a theoretical scenario. Let's say that you did something bad at your school, and now the school wants to give you corporal punishment. (It's still legal in 30 states). Let's say that you didn't want this to happen, and if the person administering the punishment touches you, you will defend yourself. You will not attack anyone unless they attack you first. You will match the force that anyone from the school uses, and will only punch or kick if they physically try to force you to comply. Would this be legal, or will you get in trouble? (If you're a high school student).
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I went to a catholic school and an 85 year old nun dished out the corporal punishment.Well,I wasn't gonna take that so I gave her a quick karate chop,a left cross,an upper-cut and a right to the solar plexus. Then I bent over the desk and she paddled my ***.
If you are in one of the 30 states that allow corporal punishment I would think the school would give the parent the option to allow school officials to spank their child or children. If you attack a school official during the execution of the punishment and your parent signed or consented to the punishment you would be in trouble, but if your parent never authorized the punishment and you defended yourself, you could possibly win your case in court.
It is unlikely that the school would force you to accept corporal punishment to the point that you would have to defend yourself. However, there would be consequences to your refusal probably in the form of a suspension from school.
When I was young and misbehaved, I prayed I could get grounded instead of having to find my own switch... Getting grounded, I was so jealous of those kids! Boo Hoo, no TV, I'll read, no problem. Sometime in the 80's people around the world became WHIMPS! Ooh child abuse, it's wrong, blah, blah, blah! My little cousin was not disciplined at home, when he went out with me and misbehaved, I disciplined him and he wasn't happy. Once he understood I was not going to be lenient like his silly parents, he behaved. When my aunt asked me how did I get him to behave I told her I smacked him the good old fashioned way like her and my mom used to do to me when I was a kid. To my surprise she was shocked! I don't know why because 20 years earlier when I misbehaved, she had no problem smacking me with her sandal whenever I misbehaved, but some 20 years later, she changed her whole perspective... I don't get it. Parents now-a-days do not discipline their children properly for many social and economic reasons. Some parents just aren't around enough to do it while others don't believe spanking your kid is humane. Nothing like a good old fashioned backhand to make a kid take notice huh? Yeah I remember those. I think it's in the water or something.