The infant school was a completely separate department with its own headmistress. Many of the teachers would give a smack or two on the clothed bottom as a quick punishment – that happened quite a lot and was barely worth mentioning – it happened to me a couple of times, was not hard enough to make me cry but did remind me to do as I was told. If you were very bad (hard to imagine exactly how bad a 5-7 year old could be!), you could be sent to see the Headmistress, and it was said that she would put you over her knee and smack your bottom – but I don’t know if she actually did! I remember one little boy in my infant class who was sent to see her – it was widely assumed that she had smacked his bottom, but I don’t remember what the boy said about it, or if he said anything.
Memories of Corporal Punishment4
Related Articles
-
More Friends Reunited CP References15
I was poked in the back during fire drill by my friend. I was the one caught turning round...
-
The High Price of Stealing42
“Yeah man, like a fire engine. That must hurt like hell. I didn’t think anyone spanked their kids like...
-
School Belt36
The Christian Brothers rule actually set down precise specifications for the strap. “No instrument of punishment is to be...
-
The Slipper in UK Schools19
This was done in order to avoid having too much slippering to do. He reckoned he had it about...
-
There is always a First Time2
Alan’s mother had left home when he was quite a young boy and he lived with his father. The latter...
-
Picking Flowers3
Little as I was, she didn’t spare me, and by the time my smacking was done, I had a...
-
Aunt Blanche5
“You better be careful,” exclaimed Judy Norman, “She caught me taking one measly apple from her tree, and I...
-
Mrs Wilkins61
Though Billy blushed, he was inwardly pleased at her remark. At that stage, he wanted nothing more than to...