Florida principal seen paddling 6-year-old girl is under investigation, school says Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY
A Florida principal is under investigation after a video went viral of her using a paddle to discipline a 6-year-old child in front of the child s mother.
Central Elementary School Principal Melissa Carter spanks the child multiple times with assistance from another school employee, NBC-2 reported. The child is crying and attempts to avoid the paddling before being hit again in the video.
The child had allegedly damaged a school computer and her mother was called on April 13 to pay the fee, the New York Post reported. When the mother arrived at the school, she was sent to the principal’s office, where she found Carter, her daughter and the school clerk.
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
The policy is probably outlined somewhere in the “Welcome To The Hendry County School District” PowerPoint orientation program for parents new to the district.
Here is the promotional video that you can find online:
This is just a truly horrifying story.
A six-year-old girl is said to have caused damage to a school computer screen. The mother is advised by the school that she will be charged $50.
The news story suggests there was a miscommunication at this point that was potentially caused by a language barrier. The story suggests that the child’s mother was given an alternative that the child would be subjected to corporal punishment by the school’s principal, but only in the presence of the mother and a Sheriff’s Department Deputy. It seems as if the Principal, Melissa Carter, was left with the impression that the parent had opted for corporal punishment rather than pay the $50 fee. The parent told the authorities that when she a
Florida principal under investigation for paddling student
Clewiston Police are investigating an incident at Central Elementary School where the principal, Melissa Carter, reportedly paddled a student. Florida is one of nineteen states in which corporal punishment is allowed.
By: Kat Velez
and last updated 2021-05-04 16:39:14-04
CLEWISTON, Fla. â An investigation is underway by Clewiston Police on Central Elementary School Principal Melissa Carter.
The incident- paddling a student. Itâs a once-forgotten form of discipline in schools but one that is still legal here in Florida.
âAlthough I was a proponent of it a long time ago and as a parent, I would probably still be a proponent of it, says Cortney Hinton, a Cape Coral parent and teacher. Given the circumstances or situation, as a teacher, I would not.â
After the assistant translated Carter’s words for the mother, family lawyer Brent Probinsky said the principal took out a paddle. The mother began recording the incident which included the student being struck multiple times while Carter’s assistant held the child down.
“You better be glad you’re not my daughter, because I would spank you all the time for acting like that,” Carter said in the video.
The Hendry County Sheriff s Office received a copy of the video from the student s mother and is investigating. The Hendry County School District also received a copy of the video and placed Carter on administrative leave during its investigation.
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