The show then pivots to the heated “Question of the Day” — whether a viral video showing Alabama teacher Randi Nicole Staples hitting her 12‑year‑old son with a belt constitutes child abuse or tough parenting. In the widely reported clip, she delivers more than 20 strikes, yanks him by the hair, and unleashes profanity, leading to her arrest and firing from Cottage Hill Christian Academy. Law enforcement officials publicly labeled the behavior “repulsive” and clearly beyond parental discipline, while callers on the show debate generational norms, trauma, and how anger complicates corporal punishment. 

<p>The show then pivots to the heated &ldquo;Question of the Day&rdquo; &mdash; whether a viral video showing Alabama teacher Randi Nicole Staples hitting her 12‑year‑old son with a belt&nbsp;constitutes&nbsp;child abuse or tough parenting. In the widely reported clip, she delivers more than 20 strikes, yanks him by the hair, and unleashes profanity, leading to her arrest and firing from Cottage Hill Christian Academy. Law enforcement officials publicly labeled the behavior &ldquo;repulsive&rdquo; and clearly beyond parental discipline, while callers on the show debate generational norms, trauma, and how anger complicates corporal punishment.&nbsp;</p>

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DLHS Hour 2 | Is it child abuse or good parenting 

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