Mississippi School District Sued Again Over Alleged Paddling of Student

A school district in Mississippi’s Leflore County has been hit with a lawsuit from a student alleging injuries from a paddling.

An 11-year-old is seeking $500,000 from the Greenwood Public School District in a suit filed in Leflore County Circuit Court.

The child’s attorney said photographs show deep bruising on the then-10-year-old’s buttocks and that he also suffered possible kidney damage.

Phone calls by The Greenwood Commonwealth for comment to Superintendent Margie Pulley and the schools’ attorney, Richard Oakes, were not returned.

Last month, the guardian of a 6-year-old kindergartner also filed a $500,000 lawsuit against the Leflore County School District for alleged paddlings.

Latest Comments

• November 12, 2009 at 6:11 am

  PDeverit says:

  Your comment just established my point. Why on earth would a person choose child buttock-battering as a response to disciplinary dilemmas? Just because their parents did? Its ... read more
• November 12, 2009 at 5:23 am

  wudchuck says:

  well, now, you will find that many religions do not banish. matter of fact, they state "spare the rod, spoil the child". but we have to define the limit, where does spanking... read more
• November 11, 2009 at 7:57 am

  PDeverit says:

  Child buttock-battering vs. DISCIPLINE: Child buttock-battering for the purpose of gaining compliance is nothing more than an inherited bad habit. Its a good idea for people t... read more