From what I understand, teachers & administrators are scared to even mildly discipline students anymore.
When I grew up, the teacher would beat your ass for acting up and send you to the principal... who would promptly beat your ass again. We talking professional ass beaters here. Then when you got home you got it from your mom and finally, when your dad got home you really got it.
Wasn't too much acting up after that.
Now days if a teacher looks wrong at a kid, the parent(s) sue the school.
Lawyers and liberals need to put in the same place... six feet under.