Florida school district investigating recorded incident of student being paddled at elementary school
A Florida school district is investigating an incident that happened at an elementary school after a mother secretly recorded her 6-year-old being paddled on the buttocks by staff, the school district tells CNN.
The student’s mother said she received a call from Central Elementary School in Clewiston, Florida, on April 13 saying that her daughter had scratched a computer screen, according to the family’s attorney, Brent Probinsky. The mother was told to bring $50 to the school to pay for damages and that sometimes children are paddled, her lawyer said.
Mother records school employee using paddle on daughter 01:59 (CNN)A Florida school district is investigating an incident that happened at an elementary school after a mother secretly recorded her 6-year-old being paddled on the buttocks by staff, the school district tells CNN.
The student s mother said she received a call from Central Elementary School in Clewiston, Florida, on April 13 saying that her daughter had scratched a computer screen, according to the family s attorney, Brent Probinsky. The mother was told to bring $50 to the school to pay for damages and that sometimes children are paddled, her lawyer said.
The mother was confused as to whether this was allowed, Probinsky said, and when she came to the school, she was escorted into a room where her daughter was standing with two adult staff members. The mother was frightened and confused and started secretly recording, Probinsky said.
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image captionCorporal punishment in schools is still legal in 19 US states
A video of a Florida school principal using a paddle to spank a 6-year-old student has sparked outrage online.
In the graphic video, shot by the child s mother on her mobile phone last month, we see the student bent over a chair, crying, while she is paddled three times by principal Melissa Carter of Central Elementary School in Clewiston, Florida. Ms Carter is now under investigation by the Hendry County school board and the local sheriff s office.
Corporal punishment - paddling, spanking, or other forms of physical punishment - is not permitted in Hendry County schools.
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Dozens of people showed up wearing “Central Strong” T-shirts and told us they supported the principal who was recorded paddling a student.
No decision was made by the board during the meeting.
We pressed Superintendent Michael Swindle after the meeting, but he still would not answer any of our questions.
Teachers and friends of Principal Melissa Carter who appeared at the meeting were loud and clear what they wanted to see happen. They said they stand with Carter.
A room full of red “Central Strong” T-shirts took over the Hendry County school board meeting, as community members showed their support for Principal Carter.
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The shocking video was filmed by the girl s mother who wanted to show what was happening within the school.
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