Paddling as punishment in public schools

English: Sir Winston Churchill. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Paddling and caning were tried and true disciplinary methods in the "public" (aka, tony private) shoals, such as Harrow and Eton, in Victorian England.  Winston Churchill was among the notable recipients of such corporal punishment.

Today, reportedly, 19 states still permit corporal punishment in public schools.  Recently, two incidents out of Texas have been in the news:

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/09/mom-angry-that-male-vice-principal-spanked-her-daughter/

The naughty girls opted for a good ol' fashion whooping over detention that would have cut into their homework time.

http://www.wfaa.com/news/education/School-violates-policy-allowing-male-administrator-to-spank-female-student-170790056.html

Some commentators have lit upon the erotic nature of the cart, when it's a male teacher or administrator who performs the paddling on a young lady.

http://verdict.justia.com/2012/10/15/eroticized-violence-and-corporal-punishment-in-public-schools

Certainly, spanking is a staple of the porno BDSM scene.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotic_spanking

As this cite indicates:

http://www.wifespanking.net/

On balance, I don't think I'd want to be the assistant principal who lays into a cute teen's fanny.

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