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Corporal punishment like spanking, paddling, or any physical punishment to inflict pain as a disciplinary action was no longer practiced in the school district since 2001.
Studies have demonstrated that corporal punishment produces lasting psychological harm to students.
Cassville School District in Missouri has decided to bring back "corporal punishment" as a form of discipline for misbehaving students.
Parents in the Cassville School District "don’t want their students suspended. They want another option,” the superintendent said.
A Missouri school district will be using paddle students as a last resort for misbehavior and Twitter is heating up with debates on the issue.