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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Pooja Salhotra

An East Texas principal was arrested after paddling a student, renewing debate over corporal punishment

A Texas school hallway in 2019.
An East Texas high school principal was arrested after he paddled a female student. Under the school district's guidelines, the Overton High School student and her family initially consented to the punishment rather than in-school suspension. (Credit: Pu YIng Huang for The Texas Tribune)

A high school principal in East Texas was arrested last week after paddling a student, causing her bodily injury and sparking national headlines that renewed the debate over whether corporal punishment belongs in schools.

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