Read the original here.
Texas Mother Punished For Spanking Daughter
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - Sentenced for spanking -- a mother from Corpus Christi, Texas, gets 5 years probation and a fine. In December, police arrested Rosalina Gonzales for spanking her daughter. The child was almost two years old. Her daughter's grandmother noticed red marks on the child's rear end and took her to the hospital to be checked out.
Gonzales was in court Wednesday to plead guilty to the charge after reaching an agreement with prosecutors.
She'll be on probation for five years and will have to take parenting classes, follow all CPS guidelines, and make a one-time $50 payment to the Children's Advocacy Center.
"You don't spank children today. In the old days, maybe we got spanked, but there was a different quarrel. You don't spank children. You understand?" the judge told Gonzales.
Gonzales does not have custody of the child or her other two children.
She is working with CPS to get them back, but until the state feels that she is ready, the kids will remain with their paternal grandmother.
Is spanking abuse? We want to know what you think! Do you agree with the judge's decision? Leave us a comment below!
Read more: http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpps/news/texas/texas-mother-spanking-6-17-2011_13735817#ixzz1PvRUs9iu
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment