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A teacher in the UK did earlier this year...

There was a thread on here discussing it...

That's a bit severe. A good backhand for the true troublemakers is a horse of a different color. I find it hard to fathom the total lack of respect in some of our schools.

I'm disappointed they don't hand out swats anymore in schools. Those always kept me on the straight and narrow until I forgot how much they hurt and needed a refresher.
 
I remember growing up going to Catholic school. If the nuns hit me and I complained to my mom, she'd whack me and ask what I did to deserve getting hit by the nuns. ;)
 
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