Show CORPORAL > Ogdens Police JustIce Holds That It Is Legal Principal McKa ef the Pngr school was yesterday aCQuitted of the charge of assault preferred by Mr Hunt This was the case growillb out of the Inmetion by the principal or corporal cor-poral punishment on a son of the complainant com-plainant The board of education sustained Mc Kay employing H H Henderson to defend him and the case was looked on as one likely to tent the leglllty or corporal punishment b teachers The prosecution put on the boy his father mother and an aunt and the defense put on Principal McKa and the boys teacher Mrs Wood The evl dencc was in effect as has been pub lisfned Simmered dawn the showln was that the boy was unruly to an ag grtlvatlng extent and was punished by the principal after resisting Mrs Wood Mr Henderson contended that the punishment was justifiable and cited several cases wherein courts had held the teacher to be In the stead of parent par-ent during school hours Justice Hulaniskl took this view of the case and acquitted the defendant I saying that If the punishment were too severe the board of education was the I party to correct the principal |