The mom of a five-year-old boy posted the video recording of her son being paddled by school administrators. She said that she was threatened by the school of being arrested for truancy if she will not allow her son to be paddled.
Parents Must Agree To Paddling
According to the mom, the two elementary school administrators said that she must allow her 5-year-old son to be paddled or end up being in jail. While she looked at her helpless boy crying for help, she pretended to text and secretly recorded the video.
The Washington Post said that Shana Marie Perez, mother of 5-year-old Thomas, wrote a post on Facebook, and posted the video. She captioned it with "They told me if he could not get a paddling he would have to be suspended and if he got suspended for even one day I WILL go to jail for truancy."
Imprisonment Could Lead To Greater Consequences
Perez feared that she would be sent to jail if she refused to give her consent on paddling her son. According to her, if she would be going to jail, then her kids would not have anything. She will not be able to take care of her kids if she'll be imprisoned.
She added that she couldn't do anything to stop the principal and the assistant principal from paddling Thomas. Perez has been arrested recently because Thomas missed 18 days of school.
Contradicting Opinions
KTLA said that the video posted by Perez sparked a new debate regarding the implementation of corporal punishment. Some social media users said that there was nothing illegal with what the Jasper County Primary School in Monticello, Georgia did. On the other hand, there were those who were totally against the act.
Reports have it that Thomas was being punished for spitting at another student. The principal and the assistant principal tried to bend over the boy on a chair, telling him that they would just spank him one time.
Perez is thinking of filing a lawsuit against the school administrators for abuse. On the other hand, it is unclear if she could get arrested again if Thomas gets suspended from the school.
