United States - School closure in Tennessee (June 2007)

Old paddle to be auctioned off

TV news report (2 minutes 20 seconds) from WDEF News 12, Chattanooga. Bill Mitchell reports.

The Senter School is closing. The school believed in corporal punishment. Alumni are invited to come and buy up the school's property. The principal shows his paddle to the camera and may sell it off to the highest bidder.

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