I remember as a 1st grader having my pants pulled down and spanked over losing my homework.
I don’t know if I would side with the teacher on this one. If he was acting up she should have sent him to the principal. If there are learning disorders that does need to be taken into account, as a single father of a special needs child I know that the corporal discipline is no guarantee in curbing certain behaviors and that all angles need to be explored. It also may be that the school is ill-equipped to work with special needs kids. My son’s first elementary school was a train wreck but I have in a different public school and he is thriving and excelling. Will be interesting to see how this one pans out.
Every kid walking by noticed and seemed to straighten up their act, and lots of parents passing by pointed and said “That's what will happen to you if you don't do as you are told”...:^)
I bet that one public act improved the behavior of all of the kids that day. It sure worked on my kids...:^)