You are refering to a rural area where the use of the belt was usually less frequent, although it certainly was still used. It remains on record that, at a school a little north of where you were, over one hundred pupils were strapped one afternoon after being found out of the school grounds after the lunch break. The offenders were rounded up, formed into lines and a team of teachers arrived, belts in their hands, to belt the lot of them. It was in the towns, particularly the industrial ones, that the belt was most often used. You could walk into virtually any Scottish secondary school in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s and hear the crack of leather being applied as you walked the corridors. I hope you thanked your parents for arranging to have you born south of the border!
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Corporal Punishment Comparing Impliments1
People have different interests. They want different things. I set limits that are treated with respect. My limits are...
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Receiving Corporal Punishment as an Adult out of Curiosity41
It was with this in mind that I visited a willing master last year. After being made to change...
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Was the Pain of Corporal Punishment a Deterant21
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School Day Memories8
Miss E caned quite hard or so I thought at the time and delivered all four strokes across my...
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Corporal Punishment & The Gender Disadvantage15
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Corporal Punishment in Mixed Secondary Modern16
The very occasional teacher (only one in my direct experience) used (or rather misused) it for motives other than...
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Comparing Impliments16
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School Corporal Punishment The Pros and cons of16
I too remember many of the canings I was given but can’t recall much else in the way of...