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What Happened If a Child Was Found to Be Unruly

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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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