HEIDELBERG, Miss. (WDAM/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A third grade student's arm was broken by corporal punishment from a school staff member, a paddling, that the child's mother gave permission for.

McCarty said a staff member asked if they could use corporal punishment. “He asked for my permission to paddle my son,” McCarty said. “I told him, ‘Yes.’” East Jasper School District ...

She said she got a call on Feb. 19 about her son being involved in an argument with another student. McCarty said a staff member asked if they could use corporal punishment. “He asked for my ...