# Did the school you went to as a kid allow corporal punishment?

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**Created:** [February 25, 2008, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-school-you-went-to-as-a-kid-allow-corporal-punishment/439068 "2008-02-25T12:39:10Z")\
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No. Quaker schools, Philadelphia, 1960s.

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Yes. Florida, Christian school, 1970s.

In the third grade, I got paddled all the time because I couldn’t seem to remember to have my mom sign my homework. I did the work, but without her signature it was apparently useless. After the paddling, the dean would pray with me. After a few weeks, she’d call in the secretary to help us pray. Once, a group who was visiting the school witnessed my paddling and then we all prayed together.

Even back then, I could not believe eight grown people thought they needed to bug Jesus about this.

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