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    USA TODAY‏Verified account @USATODAY 21 Jul 2017

    School district administrators in Texas are shopping for a couple of paddles. https://usat.ly/2twVa52 pic.twitter.com/s45ZC3okkZ

    11:20 AM - 21 Jul 2017
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      1. T Wade‏ @1TWade 21 Jul 2017
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        If parents did it schools wouldn't have to.

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      1. zip‏ @zippo1155 21 Jul 2017
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        i grew up in MS. i saw black teens get flat out assaulted with paddles. not spanked, hit with all a coaches might.

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      1. Madds‏ @mediamaddie 21 Jul 2017
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        Spare the rod, spoil the child??? Give me a break.

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      2. Callie Rosen‏ @CallieTRose 21 Jul 2017
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        Thank GOD I live in a prohibited state. Wld U want a stranger paddling Ur child? What if they are a sex offender? How wld U know they werent

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      1. Be Mine or 7th  🎸 🎼  🇺🇸‏ @winston2plus2 21 Jul 2017
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        Beat their bratty asses

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      1. Jim‏ @Dills1995Jim 21 Jul 2017
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        Mostly red states

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      1. Lynn Baker‏ @mtnmama3555 21 Jul 2017
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        They had them when I was in school!

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      1.  🇺🇸VoteRedNov6 🐸 🐯‏ @QueenKristine87 21 Jul 2017
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        The fact I knew corporal punishment was possible was enough for me and my peer group to act right.

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      1.  ❄Azurine ❄‏ @ArcticFox_am_I 21 Jul 2017
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        I read a tweet yesterday that said "spanking children causes insanity." As you can see from the map, that tweet was correct! MO has paddles!

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      1. (((terica)))‏ @tericaL 21 Jul 2017
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        Put 4 boys through school and allowed principals to do it once. It never took a second time.

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      1. M.B.‏ @franklinpanic 21 Jul 2017
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        2nd grade I stole a 10 cent milk on a dare. Got paddled and sent back to class! Never stole another thing in my life. It works.

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      1. proletariat‏ @File__Not_Found 21 Jul 2017
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        lol teachers even think about it I'll be there.

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