"Corporal punishment shall be administered using an instrument (paddle) made of wood or plastic of reasonable width, length, and thickness. (The paddle shall not be more than 1/4" x 3" x 18".)" Policy On Line: Student Discipline[permanent dead link], p. 2. Tyler independent school District, Texas.
"The act of punishment is to be conducted in such a manner that the area of contact will lie between and include the buttocks and the back of the thigh". Student Handbook[permanent dead link] (2009), p. 19. Tipton County Schools, Tennessee.