Corporal Punishment Investigation Grows

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Nov 29, 2008 6:30PM

A fifth school has been added to the growing investigation of corporal punishment used against students (mostly athletes) in Chicago Public Schools. Harlan High (9652 S. Michigan) is the most recent school to be involved in the investigation after accusations surfaced of a football coach paddling players. Harlan joins Morgan Park, Marshall, Phillips and Simeon as local schools that have been investigated this year for allegations. Corporal punishment has been illegal in Chicago Public Schools since 1994. Several Chicagoist staff members can remember being paddled in their younger days, and frankly, given how the kids these days are behaving, we can't say a paddling will really do any damage. If nothing else, the threat of embarrassment could be enough to keep the kids in line.