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Duff Friesen Convicted of Assaulting Students with Paddle
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Story summary
- Former Saskatoon Christian school principal Duff Arthur Friesen was found guilty of assault with a weapon.
- Five former students testified Friesen hit them with a paddle after forcing them onto a chair.
- Two witnesses said the school sold 12-inch by six-inch paddles to parents.
- Friesen taught parents how to use the paddles.
- The paddlings occurred from 1997 to 2007 at Christian Centre Academy, later renamed Legacy Christian Academy.