Is Paddling a Student a Crime?

Published for NC Criminal Law on November 12, 2015.

On the first day of elementary school each year, our teacher displayed her paddle, which was wooden with a short, solid handle. The paddle portion had holes drilled through its core.  Most school years, someone (always a boy, in my recollection), wound up being paddled. Times have changed for most students. But because a handful ... Read more

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