Texas school district approves corporal punishment ‘by way of paddling’

Published July 20, 2017 7:08pm ET



Students at a Texas school district could face discipline in the form of paddling this upcoming school year after officials approved new measures for corporal punishment earlier this week.

Three Rivers Independent School District in South Texas approved a new system Tuesday that permits school administrators to administer paddlings with a witness of the opposite sex present.

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