Now I don’t want some cynical and sarcastic twit to tell me I’m making this up, it happened!! I even remember the name of the girl concerned and I’ve often wondered if she had to endure any repercussions from her fellow students.
Such was my first sight and experience of the cane. After than, canes just got progressively bigger!
in 1959 teachers didn’t have to justify anything to parents, who were never seen darkening our corridors and implicitly trusted schools to do what was necessary for our proper upbringing.
