Invalid Date, THE distraught mom of a six-year-old spanked with a paddle has demanded that the principal's teaching license be removed. The girl was filmed being held between two adults as she wept and tried to move away from the paddle - but the Florida's school head was cleared of any alleged wrongdoing. 3 A school principal will not face assault charges after spanking a six-year-old child with a paddle as a 'punishment' for reportedly damaging a school computer 3 Footage shows the principal hitting the schoolgirl several times with the paddle The elementary school principal caught on tape hitting the pupil with a paddle has been cleared of any criminal charges, the State Attorney's Office confirmed on Friday.