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Joinfortmill

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15. It is. You know, the 'spare the rod spoil the child' bullshit.

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Sun Nov 23, 2025, 11:04 AM

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Christian School Teacher of the Year Arrested and FIRED after adult son posted video of her beating younger son [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 2025 OP

kids KNOW!!! Years ago there was a young girl ( maybe 11) in town who went to the police station samnsara Nov 2025 #1

Yup, my oldest granddaughter was "the nicest, kindest" girl at 11... haele Nov 2025 #43

What is with these "christian" parents? mwmisses4289 Nov 2025 #2

so much of their self worth is tied up in their kids. mopinko Nov 2025 #5

rules azureblue Nov 2025 #8

It makes me wonder does she do this to her students? mwmisses4289 Nov 2025 #9

spare the rod, spoil the child Brainstormy Nov 2025 #10

I'm an atheist but... NNadir Nov 2025 #12

James Dobson and his fellow travelers would disagree with the Episcopalian Priest. paleotn Nov 2025 #22

That is a really interesting interpretation, and it does makes sense... electric_blue68 Nov 2025 #40

there's ALWAYS another explanation Brainstormy Nov 2025 #45

It's in the bible. Old Testament christians are a violent bunch. sop Nov 2025 #14

Ok, I haven't read a Bible in so long, I've forgotten a lot it (thankfully). mwmisses4289 Nov 2025 #20

It is. You know, the 'spare the rod spoil the child' bullshit. Joinfortmill Nov 2025 #15

It is in fundigelical circles. They're all about it. paleotn Nov 2025 #16

I remember those cases now. I believe mwmisses4289 Nov 2025 #25

When you govern your life by a 2000 year old book, what would you expect? walkingman Nov 2025 #32

Nailed It ProfessorGAC Nov 2025 #44

It's the whole philosophy of... COL Mustard Nov 2025 #17

A lot of conservative Christian parents are all in on corporal punishment, and back it up with passages from the bible. Martin68 Nov 2025 #33

It's an EXCUSE MorbidButterflyTat Nov 2025 #41

Well, disciple and discipline have the same root meaning. cloudbase Nov 2025 #3

Bully WmChris Nov 2025 #4

Cell phones and CCTV are great. multigraincracker Nov 2025 #6

agreed BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 2025 #7

Sickening.. mountain grammy Nov 2025 #11

My outrage has no bounds. None. Throw her in jail. NOW. Joinfortmill Nov 2025 #13

The shool was using Old Crank Nov 2025 #18

Some people shouldn't breed Aviation Pro Nov 2025 #19

This woman needs some serious jail time. flashman13 Nov 2025 #21

Dead eyes. niyad Nov 2025 #23

I am of a generation where corporal punishment was very common. In fact it was the norm. Although hitting a child 20 Fil1957 Nov 2025 #24

Yeah, our butts got it only once with either open palm or wooden paddle. mwmisses4289 Nov 2025 #26

That's horrible.🙁 Dave Bowman Nov 2025 #27

A "Christian" school UpInArms Nov 2025 #28

"it transpired" bucolic_frolic Nov 2025 #29

Mommy.nt moniss Nov 2025 #30

Where does it say she was "Teacher of the Year"? Bluetus Nov 2025 #31

Former Alabama Teacher of the Year Arrested Over Beating Child in Viral Video BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 2025 #35

Thank you. I think we should be clear Bluetus Nov 2025 #39

It was clear MorbidButterflyTat Nov 2025 #42

Big brother deserves praise Iris Nov 2025 #34

Lil bro too. I think lil bro filmed it, sent video to older bro BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 2025 #37

Those are strong bonds. Iris Nov 2025 #38

Read something once that helped me have a bit more sympathy for some of these lunatic fundamentalists EverHopeful Nov 2025 #36