Now only the three senior teachers were authorised to administer punishments. the chosen tool of discipline was: a medium-sized oval-shaped wooden paddle. always used for serious offenses or repetitive naughtiness.
A dingy white, almost grey size nine plimsol was awarded for moderate offenses and breaking school rules.
And finally, and most common. what the head called a mother chastisement, a traditional over-the-knee spanking. and usually applied over the seat of pants or knickers depending on the recipient’s gender.
I had received a couple of spankings up to my last year before senior school. both of them deserved, I would not call them proper spankings,it was usually twelve firm smacks across the bottom from the designated teacher. one such punishment took place at the end of Friday morning assembly.
A fact of Scholastc Life6
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School Punishment Book64
I am sure that I am in the book having been caned, but just once. I cannot remember the...
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Slippered at School20
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School Corporal Punishment History134
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Eric Wildman 1950s Crusader for Corporal Punishment10
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Varieties of Cane3
So far as I know my school (all girls) had just the one cane – “THE cane” as it...
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The Teacher Paddle4
After I was let up off her knee, I stood there bawling for a few minutes, then went to...
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Did the Cane Hurt as Much as you Thought9
The short answer to the question is “no”. If anything I was rather disappointed! On the one occasion I...
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The jocari bat4
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