The 8th amendment prohibits the administration of cruel and/or unusual punishment.
In this case two were paddled a number of times. One for not walking fast enough when asked to and the other for almost being late to class. One was paddled while the other was hit with the Principals belt. Both were hit so hard and so much that one lost the use of one of his arms for a few weeks while the others backside was bruised, inflamed and hot. He was diagnosed with a hematoma. This happen during the school year of 1970-1971. There were many other instances but these parents spoke out louder.
In this case two were paddled a number of times. One for not walking fast enough when asked to and the other for almost being late to class. One was paddled while the other was hit with the Principals belt. Both were hit so hard and so much that one lost the use of one of his arms for a few weeks while the others backside was bruised, inflamed and hot. He was diagnosed with a hematoma. This happen during the school year of 1970-1971. There were many other instances but these parents spoke out louder.