Florida principal sparked a wave of outrage after she was filmed spanking a child with a paddle. Melissa Carter, principal of the Central Elementary School in Clewiston, Florida, was captured on camera while hitting a six-year-old child using a paddle. The distressing footage was recorded by the kidâs mother, who was frozen in fear at the time. A 6yo child in FL. was beaten by her school principal, in front of her mother, for damage she allegedly caused to a computer. â ï¸ this video is graphic. Itâs infuriating, outrageous & shocking & the principal is now under criminal investigation. https://t.co/M3cIZeTMKapic.twitter.com/HPAcbYXlXe