A close friend of mine signed her daughter up for counseling with the school social worker because of slight behavior problems that were brought on by turning 14 in a very affluent area whereas the girls family aren't. Anyways, the daughter was upset with her parents for signing her up to do community service as punishment for a curfew violation and other bad behavior so she told the counselor that her mother spanked her with a belt. Upon calling the school, the mother as told by the principle that it didn't matter that there was no evidence to corroborate her allegation, i.e. the young girl changed clothes in gym every day for 3 years and never a bruise or a scratch... that it didn't matter and the example the principle gave was that they had a kid who'd claimed that one of his/her parents had slammed him with a belt THREE YEARS PRIOR and yet, by law, they had to report it.
Now that's downright frightening!! No evidence required PLUS there's no "statute of limitations."
Well that's not remotely fair. Back in the day, it was pretty normal for kids to get hit with a belt when they really acted up. (It was for me - and I have great loving parents.) It's just the way things were done at one time...before the miraculous Age of Time-Outs.
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Joe10jo ago
A close friend of mine signed her daughter up for counseling with the school social worker because of slight behavior problems that were brought on by turning 14 in a very affluent area whereas the girls family aren't. Anyways, the daughter was upset with her parents for signing her up to do community service as punishment for a curfew violation and other bad behavior so she told the counselor that her mother spanked her with a belt. Upon calling the school, the mother as told by the principle that it didn't matter that there was no evidence to corroborate her allegation, i.e. the young girl changed clothes in gym every day for 3 years and never a bruise or a scratch... that it didn't matter and the example the principle gave was that they had a kid who'd claimed that one of his/her parents had slammed him with a belt THREE YEARS PRIOR and yet, by law, they had to report it.
Now that's downright frightening!! No evidence required PLUS there's no "statute of limitations."
TRUTH1234 ago
Well that's not remotely fair. Back in the day, it was pretty normal for kids to get hit with a belt when they really acted up. (It was for me - and I have great loving parents.) It's just the way things were done at one time...before the miraculous Age of Time-Outs.