Unfortunately, Michelle Fallaw-Gabrielson didn't share the school's views on corporal punishment. She refused and the Schaumburg, Illinois, school told her to take him home.

"We don't believe corporal punishment is overboard," said school administrator Randy Thaxton, adding that "the Bible supports what we're asking the parents to do." The school, run by the Bethel Baptist church, advocates parent-administered corporal punishment for kids from nursery to high school.

Enrollment in the private school comes with a handbook explaining the use of spankings. One parent must sign an agreement with school policy. This year, Fallaw-Gabrielson refused to sign because she doesn't feel "the school has a right to force an ultimatum in corporal punishment."

The school doesn't think they need to review their policies, but they won't be affecting Chandler anymore. Fallaw-Gabrielson decided Schaumburg Christian wasn't a school she wanted Chandler returning to.

» Scott Saxon