l was paddled in school today
This is a United States poll tracking midde(jr high), & high school students who received corporal punishment in the 2014-2015 school year in public schools in states that allows corporal punishment. Please take this poll with in 48 hours after receiving corporal punishment and be truthful in your responses. Thanks!
Gender
| 52% (264) | Male | |
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| 47% (242) | Female |
506 voters have answered this question.
Ethnicity
| 88% (450) | White | |
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| 1% (10) | Black | |
| 3% (17) | Latino | |
| 3% (17) | Asian | |
| 1% (8) | Native American | |
| 0% (4) | Other |
506 voters have answered this question.
Grade
| 10% (55) | 6th | |
|---|---|---|
| 13% (69) | 7th | |
| 13% (67) | 8th | |
| 19% (100) | 9th | |
| 17% (91) | 10th | |
| 9% (49) | 11th | |
| 14% (75) | 12th |
506 voters have answered this question.
Choose what applies to you
| 66% (335) | I'm in a state that allows corporal punishment and was paddled | |
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| 2% (14) | I'm not in a state that allow corporal punishment but was still paddled in school | |
| 3% (19) | My school district/state doesn't allow corporal punishment so l was spanked at home for getting in trouble at school | |
| 19% (98) | I go to a private school and was paddled. Can I take this poll?(Sure) | |
| 7% (40) | I live outside the US and was spanked at school or home for getting in trouble at school and also want to take this poll(ok you can) |
506 voters have answered this question.
I was paddled
| 4% (22) | Before school | |
|---|---|---|
| 4% (24) | 1st period | |
| 3% (18) | 2nd period | |
| 10% (55) | 3rd period | |
| 4% (23) | Between changing classes | |
| 7% (36) | 4th period | |
| 10% (55) | During lunch | |
| 9% (50) | 5th period | |
| 5% (26) | 6th period | |
| 2% (14) | 7th period | |
| 28% (142) | After school | |
| 8% (41) | I was spanked at home for getting in trouble at school today |
506 voters have answered this question.
Please choose the one that's closet to what happened
| 38% (195) | I was sent to office | |
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| 26% (133) | I was called to the office | |
| 5% (30) | I was brought in the coaches office | |
| 22% (112) | It happened in class or outside the class in the hall | |
| 7% (36) | My parents were called |
506 voters have answered this question.
I got in trouble for
| 20% (104) | Being disrespectful/disruptive towards a teacher or staff | |
|---|---|---|
| 5% (28) | Disruptive behavior when a substitute was teaching | |
| 4% (23) | Fighting | |
| 6% (32) | Using foul language | |
| 7% (36) | Did not serve a detention/burned it off | |
| 15% (76) | Was disruptive in class | |
| 2% (15) | Hit another student (other student didn't hit back) | |
| 4% (25) | Smoking | |
| 8% (45) | Violating dress code | |
| 0% (5) | Having drugs or alcohol with me | |
| 2% (12) | Bullying another student | |
| 20% (105) | General misbehavior/inappropriate conduct |
506 voters have answered this question.
How was it handled?
| 66% (337) | No option I got paddled | |
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| 21% (110) | I opted to take the paddling instead of detention/suspension or other corrective action | |
| 3% (18) | I was spanked at home. | |
| 6% (33) | I didn't opt to get paddled made the principal call my parents and to my misfortune they approved | |
| 1% (8) | Parents were called they didn't approve. I got spanked at home. |
506 voters have answered this question.
I received____swat(s)
| 1% (10) | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1% (7) | 2 | |
| 14% (73) | 3 | |
| 10% (52) | 4 | |
| 15% (77) | 5 | |
| 14% (73) | 6 | |
| 35% (181) | 7+ | |
| 0% (4) | Was spanked at home 1-6 swats | |
| 5% (29) | Was spanked at home 7+ |
506 voters have answered this question.
My reaction while being paddled at school
| 32% (163) | I yelled ouch (in some variation) with every swat | |
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| 32% (162) | I cried through it all | |
| 16% (82) | I cried after it was done | |
| 12% (65) | I gave no reaction | |
| 5% (28) | I was spanked at home l yelled out or cried | |
| 1% (6) | I was spanked at home l gave no reaction |
506 voters have answered this question.
Were you spanked at home for being paddled at school?
| 6% (35) | No just got a lecture and/or grounded | |
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| 5% (28) | Yes I got the same amount of swats | |
| 20% (104) | Yes l got double the swats | |
| 32% (166) | Yes l and my mom/dad didn't count she/he just wore me out | |
| 5% (26) | I was spanked at home not at school | |
| 17% (90) | My parents don't know l got paddled | |
| 11% (57) | I was told l will be spanked for being paddled at school today |
506 voters have answered this question.
Was the paddling at school or the spanking you received at home justified?
| 86% (439) | Yes | |
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| 13% (67) | No |
506 voters have answered this question.
Today I was paddled by
| 31% (158) | Principal Male | |
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| 9% (50) | Principal Female | |
| 10% (54) | Vice Principal Male | |
| 9% (50) | Vice Principal Female | |
| 12% (63) | Teacher Male | |
| 10% (55) | Teacher Female | |
| 5% (26) | Coach Male | |
| 0% (5) | Coach Female | |
| 0% (0) | Staff Male | |
| 1% (10) | Staff Female | |
| 3% (16) | Mom/Mum | |
| 3% (19) | Dad |
506 voters have answered this question.
Will the paddling effect how you behave in school
| 29% (150) | Yes l won't do that again and be a more responsible student | |
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| 32% (162) | I'm just a kid who made a mistake l don't try to get in trouble | |
| 29% (147) | I can't seem to stay out of trouble and I am sure l will be paddled throughout the school year | |
| 9% (47) | I love being mischievous and the threat of being paddled makes it sweeter when l don't get caught |
506 voters have answered this question.
What's the corporal punishment policy at your school?
| 39% (201) | Consent to paddle has to be signed by the parent at the start of the school year | |
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| 8% (43) | Parents have to be called first | |
| 7% (36) | The student can opt out and choose to be paddled or take a detention/suspension/Saturday school | |
| 33% (170) | The school doesn't need parental permission to paddle | |
| 5% (30) | I don't know l just took the licks | |
| 5% (26) | Corporal punishment is prohibited in my school |
506 voters have answered this question.
This concludes the poll. Thanks!
| 21% (111) | I hope my parents don't find out l got paddled | |
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| 8% (44) | My parents found out l can paddled and stated it will be discussed at home | |
| 4% (23) | I got i in trouble at home for being paddled at school (grounded) | |
| 59% (302) | I got spanked at home for being paddled at school | |
| 0% (2) | The school was called and told to never paddle me again | |
| 4% (24) | Since my school can't paddle l got spanked at home |
506 voters have answered this question.
This poll was created on 2014-07-24 18:15:04
by aries44
