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Why corporal punishment is used in some US schools © Thinkstock Corporal 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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