At 10:03 AM 11/6/96 -0800, Michael Craft wrote:

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Family Research Council Washington Watch News - October 25, 1996 - Vol. 8:1

"Parents effectively lose their right to direct the upbringing of their children ..., ruled that Katy Independent School District in TX did not violate parents' rights by allowing Child Protective Services to interrogate a student without notifying his parents, nor by instructing him to lie to his parents about the incident."

Spanking and ecumenical prayer may be illegal in the schools, but methinks the above is actually more harmful to society than mindless prayer or a little paddling.

Actually, at least in Oklahoma, corporal punishment is still quite legal, it's just considered risky. Many parents actually believe that "thier little angel can do no wrong", incapable of believing that the actions that thier little hooligans propagated. It is these parents who might sue, but that doesn't change the fact that at least in Oklahoma, corporal punishment can still be used in the schools.