Should teachers be able to punish students physically? Since the 19th century, teachers were allowed to hit students on the hand. 

Some Catholic schools could hit their students when they misbehaved. 

According to the South Carolina Code of Laws, “The governing body of each school district may provide corporal punishment for any pupil that it deems just and proper.” That states that if your school allows physical punishment, it’s allowed only if appropriate. 

I see physical punishment as a positive thing to a certain extent. For example, if a student was misbehaving and being disrespectful to other classmates and teachers day after day, the principal should paddle the student. In my opinion, physical punishment will show students how to behave.

 I’ve heard multiple students my age state that they aren’t affected by their teachers. By giving them physical discipline, it would show students not to misbehave. 

In a 2011 article by Holly Epstein Ojalvo, she discusses how “Tyler Anastopoulos” got in trouble for skipping his detention. Ojalvo expresses that his beating was so severe that he was hospitalized. I think that the whole problem could’ve been prevented if he would’ve gone to his detention.

 Now, if he ever got detention, he would never skip it. 

Not all children deserve corporal punishment, but some need that extra push to understand. Another claim could be, would I want that to happen to my child? I would only be upset if I weren’t notified before or thought it would be appropriate. Let’s say my child was being disruptive and disrespectful after multiple warnings. If I give consent for my child to be paddled, then it should be justifiable.