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Gustaf Kilander

Missouri school district reinstates spanking as punishment

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A Missouri school district has reinstated spanking as punishment, claiming that some parents are grateful.

Cassville school superintendent Merlyn Johnson said his “plan, when I came to Cassville, wasn’t to be known as the guy who brought corporal punishment back to Cassville. I didn’t want that to be my legacy and I still don’t”.

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