Reply To: Corporal punishment must remain an option for teachers

1. Corporal punishment is illegal. Do you really think it will never get out if it starts being used in yeshivas?
2. Kids now are different. They will not respond well to being hit anymore. They are much more likely to become traumatized and resentful.
3. Kids hit back now. The one time a teacher in my yeshiva (not a rebbi, but if it was the result would be no different) hit someone, the kid knocked him down and punched him. When threatened with discipline, the kid told the teacher “Go ahead! tell anyone you want! I’ll tell them why I hit you, and you will never get out of jail!”