Caddo Mills school board backs principal in paddling incident

I just want to say that if any teacher or principal ever laid a hand on my daughter I would blow a fuse. We are in the 21st century not the 1800's. If my child needs to be punished with somthing other than detention I need to be the one to do it, not some stranger.I thught that schools banned the use of paddling. I know that in my school it was never done. I believe that the father should sue and win. I also think that here in Texas we put too much into highschool football and not enough into music and education.

You are probably right that we put to much into football but why should we turn around and starting putting more money into music, we need to be about the basic education and education that will get people life skills. Music is just something that some people like and they want to see the schools be responsible. If a person wants to be more involved in music let them take private lessons.

If the child is disciplined at home, then there would be no need for punishment in schools.

Well I was paddled when I was in school and believe me I didn't act out more than once, if I knew I would be paddled trust me I would think twice about doing something wrong. Did the kid do something wrong? Then he should be paddled. Otherwise he will grow up commit a crime and think that there will be no consequenses. If he got in trouble at school would he actually get in trouble at home or would the parent think the school is just picking on there child.... Sad world we have become, and what will the next generation be like without consequenses? hmmm

The problem is that everyone did not get the entire story. The boy changed pants prior to the school bell ringing without being told. There should have not been any punishment phase. We have a person that just wanted to show his power. At Caddo ball games after school we have a principal the tells the girls that the can not wear flip flops to the game but any adult can. That number one, is not right & an abuse of power.
I consider both bulling the kids not trying to teach then right from wrong. I am not against corpral punishment just abuse of power.

RC is White Trash wrote:

If the child is disciplined at home, then there would be no need for punishment in schools.

The problem is that everyone did not get the entire story. The boy changed pants prior to the school bell ringing without being told. There should have not been any punishment phase. We have a person that just wanted to show his power. At Caddo ball games after school we have a principal the tells the girls that the can not wear flip flops to the game but any adult can. That number one, is not right & an abuse of power.
I consider both bulling the kids not trying to teach then right from wrong. I am not against corpral punishment just abuse of power.

The principal punishes the boy for wearing the correct clothes at school, because he observes him changing prior to coming in. The boy makes every effort to follow school rules. His reward, to be punished arbitrarily. When the mother tries to comply with this, mindful of the family situation the principal leaps to what should be a last resort rather than looking at the intent to comply even if it does seem to an outsider to be unfair.

The boy is then beaten with a paddle, causing bruises. As I understand it, only school principals and sex workers get to hit people for a wage. What was the lesson here, it seems to be the principal just wanted to exercise his power to hurt a child.

The school superintendent then complains he should not have recorded the evidence of injury and should be further punished (what did she mean, bruised and beaten harder or for longer) for doing this. If I was a parent, I would be asking serious questions about how my children will be protected in your system.

Thank heavens, the family moved him, his career in that school would have been walking a tightrope waiting for the principal to get revenge for all the negative publicity he accrued to himself.

I don't live in your state, but am puzzled by whole affair. But never mind, as a result this has hit the internet and the principal, school board and unfortunate victim will be known to millions. What a legacy for the educators of your district.

i think that MR mikamey should have been fired along time ago, but he shouldnt have touched that boy. Ive been to that scholl and the teachers and staff are so wrapped up in football that they dont really even care.

Viola wrote:

Well I was paddled when I was in school and believe me I didn't act out more than once, if I knew I would be paddled trust me I would think twice about doing something wrong. Did the kid do something wrong? Then he should be paddled. Otherwise he will grow up commit a crime and think that there will be no consequenses. If he got in trouble at school would he actually get in trouble at home or would the parent think the school is just picking on there child.... Sad world we have become, and what will the next generation be like without consequenses? hmmm

You're naive don't comment anymore.

I'm only 20 and know more about this than you do. Unless you know what you're talking about, don't post snotty comment about how they deserve it and it will make them a better person. Actually statistics are showing these days that children that are spanked by their parents/elders will grow up and do the same to their children, and so on.

I don't know whatever happened to the charges, but the photo and the story are all over the net. In fact Mr Mckamy should be very proud, his handiwork is being used by the Ohio campaign to stop paddling as a prime example of the abuse children can suffer. See it on Youtube among other sites.

As an observer, I find it difficult to understand how if it was believed that a parent had caused these injuries, there would be an investigation with the likelihood of criminal prosecution and the child being rightly subject to child protection, probably being taken into safe care; but it seems in your country if the perpetrator is announced as a school teacher, then all of a sudden everything is halted and the attitude becomes 'Oh well, that makes it alright' everything was done legally. Doesn't it worry people that such individuals are allowed to act without some form of regulation and without consequences. Having a witness guarantees nothing as many child protection cases here in the UK can testify. How likely is a witness to stop proceedings - after all it's too late once the first blow has injured the child.
As I say I don't know what happened in the end, but maybe if the photo and the story continue to get the ongoing wider publicity that they do, children may end up protected from school teachers with paddles for weapons.

Jay's bruised backside does not lie. He must have been hit awfully hard for that kind of bruising from only three swats through denim pants and underwear. The fact that he fell between swats and had to be picked up by his belt loops is indicative of the force behind each swat. The principal was making up for the past and must have relished the opportunity to paddle Jay. Poor kid!