particular misconduct of which he/she is accused. The student shall be given an opportunity to explain his or her version of the facts prior to the imposition of such corporal punishment. The student shall be informed beforehand of the specific misbehavior which results in the use of corporal punishment.Such punishment should not be administered in the presence of other students or in anger.....

I’m just sorry I missed the discussion among school board members when they weighed whether three or four or five or six whacks was the the right number to snap a kid into compliance.

By the way, if you are wondering who gets whacked, a 2009 national survey report by the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights Watch said that students with disabilities are hit atas I could see, was that the even the kids who weren't taking civics or Latin knew heard that these two teachers knew their subjects perfectly and were good teachers; the shop teacher had a reputation for not handling equipment safely and for being sarcastic, and the math teacher would answer questions by offering the exact, word-for-word explanation he gave the first time you asked. He once complained that "every girl in this study hall is reading the same silly romance"--not recognizing "Wuthering Heights" as the English assignment. (Granted, most of us agreed that it was a silly romance, but the point is it was an ASSIGNED silly romance.)

Obviously, better teachers won't solve all the discipline problems, but kids respect good teachers and have total contempt for the