Have to agree with Poli and Thin on this. Half the problem now is the kids get away with it cos there’s no fear or respect. If i was out of line, I would be terrified someone told me parents cos i would get a walloping off one of them. Now it seems that if kids are bullying, you do anything to em and instead of their parents agreeing with you, you get grief off em and are then done for assault.
When I was a kid, we used to be frightened of getting in trouble with the police cos you’d either get a clip round the ear, or they would drag you home to your parents who would do the same!
I know for a fact if I had told my parents that a teacher, other parent, or policeman had hit me, they would have asked what I had done!
Now I don’t agree with kicking the crap out of a child, but some discipline and a little fear is needed. Kids are wrapped in cotton wool now, it’s far too easy for em.