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Young children are remarkably similar to mules, however, you often need to use different methodologies to get them to see things your way.
While I understand the school district's apparent policy regarding "no touch" I work with a number of different schools and school districts that allow for a "therapeutic hold" (which usually requires a buttload of documentation to justify it after the fact).
Staff are specifically trained to do such things ... you can't just jump on a kid and hold them down until they stop screaming, sometimes because in those kinds of situations, not screaming = unconscious or dead. There is a right way, and if you have the certification, you can justify the use of the hold.
The kid in the video is not merely the poster child for Ritalin, I think she's probably the poster child for horse tranquilizers.
My own school experience lacked paddles (even during my brief tenure in Catholic School), but I did detour around a little scene in my high school where a gym teacher was in the midst of a learning experience that involved throwing one of the stoners into a bunch of lockers and a lot of very loud instruction. The student seemed to understand the lesson after that.
BigV, sorry to hear about the death in your family. I wish you peace, understanding, and healing.
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