What Happened If a Child Was Found to Be Unruly

question 31

Multiple Choice

What happened if a child was found to be unruly or to have a behavior problem in Puritan New England?

• A)The Minister would lead the community in public prayers for the child and the family.
• B)The child was brought to trial and,if convicted,could be publicly whipped or put into stocks.
• C)The child could be sent to a juvenile detention facility,the first public reform school in the U.S.
• D)The child could be removed from their home and placed in a household of a patriarch whom the community believed to be a more effective disciplinarian.

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