Although, Parents can send a letter to the principal giving permission for the school to use corporal punishment if they feel the need. They don't publicize that part! Heard is this year from a school board attorney.
State records incorrectly show that Richmond County students were paddled last year, according to a school official.
Last month and again Wednesday, The Augusta Chronicle reported, based on an analysis of state discipline records, that nine students received corporal punishment.
Executive Director of High Schools Lynn Warr, however, researched each of the nine incidents. Each had been inadvertently entered into a computer system using the code for corporal punishment, which is "10." They should have been recorded as "100," for counseling.
Ms. Warr said she has worked in the Richmond County school system for 31 years and doesn't recall anyone being paddled since the 1980s.
The Georgia Department of Education requires all school systems to keep records of its discipline incidents, when and where they occur and how they are handled. School systems must report this data to the state department each year, making the data only as reliable as those who enter them.
Reach Greg Gelpi at (706) 828-3851 or greg.gelpi@augustachronicle.com.
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Although, Parents can send a letter to the principal giving permission for the school to use corporal punishment if they feel the need. They don't publicize that part! Heard is this year from a school board attorney.
Paddling reported in error? Maybe you should be paddled. A swift smack in the fanny is one thing while a beating is clearly abuse. If children still had the fear of a parent and that they may get paddled worse when they got home than maybe things would be different. Am I a perfect mom with perfect kids? NO, not by a long shot, but I tell you what, my kids know that if mom says no, its no. Don't argue with my rules and once you turn 18 you can gladly walk out the front door and find a place to make your own rules, but know what I know, you'll be back, I can almost gaurentee it.
Dosen't say much for the reporting system if the same mistake was made 10 times! Which raises another question. Why does the state care or want information on how a locally elected school is handling their discipline? Does it change anything or is it just another management position looking for a reason to exhist? Once information is put into the system it obviously goes into a big dark hole. Why not ask for information as to how many students don't have math books in A.R. Johnson? Or better yet how about why don't they have toilet paper or hand towels in the bathrooms?
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