Yep. In 1970’s Tennessee they called it “The Board of Education.” I tried to keep a low profile in grade school, but the one time I got “a whipping” was when some little fucker shoved me backwards over a chair. I didn’t do shit, we both got “licks,” me first. The teacher missed his ass, whacked him in the leg, said “that one doesn’t count” and whacked his ass. He bawled in pain.
It is child abuse, full stop.
