GROVETON, TX: On August 21, 2003, Justin Michael Causby was beaten on the buttocks with a wooden board by his school coach. Justin's mother says: "You could see blood through his underwear." Justin's doctor's said the bruises were: "consistent with traumatic injury." Texas Department of Education spokesperson, Geoff Wool said: "Corporal punishment is allowed. If it's done in a measured, nonviolent way, it's not considered abuse."

10-year-old Justin Michael Causby's injuries from being paddled at school Justin Causby has approved our use of this image.

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