But he has the responsibility as wrestling coach and, in my opinion, it was a poor judgment. It is a matter of grave concern. We want to make sure fairness or firmness is the end result. Corporal punishment is legal in Tennessee, but Hayslip said Board of Education rules stipulate that paddling must be carried out by the principal or a designee of the principal with the principal present. Carruthers said he was not present during the paddling.
Corporal punishment is a gray area.
The bottom line is this is supposed to be done in front of the principal or assistant principal. There was a mistake made that it was not done in the presence of a principal. We're talking about a mess right now. Staff reporter Chris Conley contributed to this story. But when he saw the huge bruises on the freshman's buttocks about a week ago, he was outraged.