when the Scottish judgement came in it was far more in favor of continuation than our civil service expected. At that time all the Scots had to do was introduce a right of parental opt out. All the Teacher’s unions and the Heads opposed that as worse than abolition, so they wouldn’t negotiate ( Personal autonomy in loco parentis was more important than in school discipline). This played right into the civil service mentality,( how can we teach two groups of students differently? Different Schools . Presumably they couldn’t afford the airfare to Texas….to find out it worked )! So they lost the right to cane/belt Scottish State schools first, then UK state first, then private Northern Ireland and Scottish private bringing up the rear. The real coward on the latter choice, in the private sector was good old John Major, who wouldn’t even back his Education Secretary when for once he had a teacher in post!
How Hard Would It Be To Bring Back CP in the UK6
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Why Corporal Punishment Has to / Had to Go22
each child internalizes the pain of , say, paddling differently. Psychology indicates the reaction can b depend on who...
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Teachers given cane go-ahead at Christian College8
I think the possible confusion over whether paddle or cane is used arises because there is more than one...
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Corporal Punishment & Slipper Sizes27
Some PE teachers would use a boy’s own plimsole and other teachers would sometimes ask for boys in the...
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Caned by the Prefect3
It is probably true to say that most younger boys were far more in awe of prefects and privs...
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Should unlawful incidents of school CP be taken to the Courts5
One possible exception. I am NOT a lawyer. However it would not surprise me at all if it would have been...
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Mandy and the Monster Man2
Momma gave me and Lisa lunch and then she told us we were going to take a nap. Li’l...
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Over Mrs Johnson’s lap2
I thought of what she said for weeks afterwards. I’m not sure how much longer it was after that,...
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More Suspect Teachers from the so called Good Old Days2
Judge Tony Skoien today said Jezard, who was arrested in May last year after a public tip-off, told police...