A school in the US state of Georgia is asking parents to consent to allowing their children to be spanked with a wooden paddle as a form of punishment.


The school sent the policy guidelines to parents with a form asking for their consent[Photo:BBC News]

The Georgia School for Innovation and the Classics sent a letter to parents requesting to paddle students after their third behavioural infraction.

Students who are not authorised to be paddled will instead face a suspension.

Georgia is among 20 US states that allow corporal punishment ‑ including paddling ‑ in schools.

[Source:BBC News]