OCALA, Fla. – Elementary school principals will now be able to paddle misbehaving students in Marion County.
The Marion County school board approved the measure Tuesday, three years after banning the practice.
The Ocala Star-Banner reports paddling can only be used in elementary schools if a parent gives a standing written approval once a year. In addition, the principal must receive verbal permission before paddling the child. And a student can be paddled just once a semester.
The newspaper reports that before the practice was banned in 2010, Marion County was one of the largest districts in the state that still used corporal punishment.
The motion to bring back paddling was made by board member Carol Ely, a retired principal who believes it is a good option for discipline.
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