Corporal Punishment

In North Carolina, teachers are allowed to use corporal punishment on their students. Parents have to sign off on it first. Naturally teachers are not allowed to whip the child. They can hit their bottom if they act up. A teacher told me I should do that if parents signed off in the beginning of the year. I do not feel comfortable doing that even with parent permission. I could still smell a lawsuit coming even if I had proof that the parent was alright with it. I don't want to be known as the teacher who beats his kids. Although that could be a title for my next book! Not really. Anyway, I don't judge people who use corporal punishment in their classrooms. I won't be one of those people.