Suit Alleges Corporal Punishement too Harsh at High School

The legal gurardian of a Oucahita Parish School System student filed suit last week in the 4th Judicial District alleging that corporal punishment administered to the student at West Monroe High School was too harsh, reports The News-Star.

"The suit stated that the strikes left the student 'severely bruised ... and after the physical striking ... (the student) began to suffer emotional distress necessitating medical care which is continuing and expected to be continued.'"

Posted by AJR at February 13, 2003 10:43 AM