Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - KGO - 20110309:10:14:00
>> i was crying. i was in extreme pain. >> he shows me his bottom. as soon as i looked at it i was just rage from the top of my head to the bottom of my feet. >> reporter: his mother went to the principal, police, even the prosecutor in this tiny alabama town. >> i was even told by the lady at the district attorney's office, we prosecute less child abuse than this every day but they can't prosecute this. >> reporter: that's because the paddling was done by a teacher. in 20 states it is perfectly legal for a teacher to hit a child. according to congressional testimony, up to 20,000 students a y...
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