Public Schools (Goals 2000, and such.)

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At 10:05 AM 8/21/96 -0300, you wrote:>>H>  "if you spank me, I will call the
police!"  When asked why she said, "because my teachers say that spanking
>>H> is abuse and I can call the police!"  
>>
>>     I hate to hear that your sister said that. However in the day we live 
>>in it is better to spare the rod. We still have a government and we must 
>>play by the rule(even if they are wrong). 
>>
>Bro. Watson:
>
>I respectfully must disagree with you. The Bible specifically recommends
>corporal punishment for rebelliousness in children. 
>
>Frank Vandenburg
>


To throw my two cents worth in: My husband used to work for The NJ Division of 
Youth and Family Services(DYFS),which investigates allegations of child abuse.
According to him, at least in NJ (and I believe this is true for most states)
there is no law against corporal punishment by parents, but there is a law 
against "excessive" punishment, which, of course, leaves a lot up to
interpretation.  It would vary from county to county in regards to what would
be grounds for prosecution.  There are so many  terrible things that go on,
sometimes even by people who call themselves christians, in the name of
discipline.

Having said that, I don't think any one here was advocating child abuse, but
loving discipline.  The advice I've been given by pastors has been: 1) Use
corporal punishment, ie. spanking, for direct disobedience only. 2) Use a flat
paddle or some object that won't leave marks on the child. 3)Never discipline 
a child when you are too angry to control yourself.    Like one of the brothers
said, child abuse usually (if not always) occurs due to anger, often because
the parent failed to address the problem in its early stages and waited until
they "blew up".

Speaking of child abuse, I think its child abuse to fail to discipline a child.

BTW,  My husband is now a public school teacher and gets lots of opportunities 
to witness to students and fellow teachers. He just has to use wisdom.
Those souls need to be saved too!
Sis Jacquie Southgate

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"Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors;
and the King of glory shall come in."  psalm 24:7.