High School Teachers that paddle students

I am doing a paper on corporal punishment in high school. I am an adult high school student and it is a big topic in the school district and state right now. I would like as many responses and comments as I could get. This is for high school teachers only please, and please be serious.

Are you a high school teacher or adminstrator

Principal

Assistant Principal

Teacher

Are you male or female?

Male

Female

Does your school allow corporal punishment?

Yes, with certain guidelines that must be followed

Do you paddle students?

Yes, after other alternatives have been used

Yes, with certain behavior

I used to paddle students, but don't anymore

No, I have never paddled students

Where do you paddle your students most often?

In the hall outside the classroom

In the teachers lounge

In the classroom with students watching

In the principal office only

What type of paddle do you use the most?

Wood no holes

Wood with holes

A leather strap

A plastic paddle

Who do you paddle the most?

Boys mostly

Girls mostly

Boys and Girls are about equal

What are the usual amount of swats you give?

1-2

3-5

5 or more

Since being a teacher how many paddlings have you adminstator?

How do most of students act after the paddling?

There fine

In a little pain

Hold there butts afterwards

Some tears

Cry

Does it improve their behavior?

It always improve their behavior

Sometimes improves it

Never seems to work with behavior

How do you feel before admistrating a paddling?

I am fine with it.

I am nervous before it, fine after it.

I am scared I will hurt them to bad.

I am a little nervous and scared.

Before the paddling is administrated, do you instruct the student on how to stand, hold still and explain how many licks they are going to get.

Yes, always for the safety of student

Sometime, if I have time

Never

If the student has back pockets do you

Put your hand in the pocket to empty it

Have the student to empty back pockets

Leave whatever is in back pocket

If the student has a high heal shoe or boots on do you

Make them take their shoes off

Let them leave their shoes on

Tell them to becareful and not turn ankle

Do you paddle boys or girls harder

Boys

Girls

Paddle them the same

Depends on the size of student

Have you ever been accused of brusing or injuring a students butt

Yes a few times

Yes but only once

No I have never been accused of it

Have you ever had a lawsuit against you for paddling a student?

Yes, one time

Yes, more than one

No, never

Have you looked at a students bottom afterward to make sure it is not bruised.

I always do

I have some, but not much

I have once or twice

Never have

How long have you been teaching

1 year only

2-5 years

6-10 years

10 or more

What is your age group, important question to see what age group seem to paddle more.

What is the oldest student you have paddle.

Last question, do you feel that the adult high schools that is ran by school board should allow paddling if student agrees as a alternative discipline. And if you taught ahs would you paddle.

Yes if they agreed

Only in extreme cases

Only up to a certain age

NO never

I would paddle adult high school students

I would not paddle adult high school students.

This poll was created on 2007-08-07 18:24:39 by lcc1