Missouri school district institutes caning as punishment for schoolchildren

“Cassville is a traditional town” Merlyn Johnson says he didn’t take on the position of Cassville school board superintendent to reintroduce caning. “But it’s something that happened under my supervision. I have no problem with that.” Some parents would have thanked him for the new method of punishment. In addition, only children from families who … Read more

Children are allowed to be hit again at school

A school district in the US state of Missouri has reintroduced corporal punishment in schools. Like the British newspaper Springfield News-Leader reported, students in Cassville County can once again be punished with corporal punishment – but “only” with a kind of paddle. Caning had been banned since 2001, and the practice was allowed again in … Read more

VIDEO: Pastor in Missouri calls parishioners of his church cheap and poor for not buying him an expensive Movado watch

Watches from the “Movado Heritage Series” in Beverly Hills, California. Foto: Michael Kovac / Getty Images A pastor in Missouri publicly apologized after video of a sermon in which he called “poor” and “cheap” parishioners of his church because they hadn’t bought him a Movado luxury watchwhose models can cost up to $3,000 dollars. Carlton … Read more

Missouri man died after becoming infected with suspected brain-eating amoeba

Symptoms of the disease include headache, fever, vomiting, nausea, and seizures. Foto: Alex Edelman / Getty Images A Missouri man who allegedly became infected with a brain-eating amoeba while swimming in an Iowa lakewhich closed when the case was known, died, health officials reported. On July 7, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services … Read more