Suddenly the silence was broken as a sharp crack, like the report of a pistol, rang out – the unmistakable sound of a cane coming into contact with a posterior. Seven more evenly spaced strokes ensued, followed by a long pause and then eight more were applied. Obviously each boy had been given eight of the best and when, after some while, they eventually emerged from the study, red-eyed and gingerly rubbing their backsides, they were grim-faced and near to tears.
The Headmaster’s Study11
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Edwardian Prep School Canings31
The headmaster’s punishments were dreaded. He did not use a cane, but a rod consisting of four thin, flexible...
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Female Pupils Slippered27
I was amazed at the amount of girls making references to CP, otk spankings, caning, rulering, smacked legs you...
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Sent for the Cane 5
The First time I was sent was for talking in class and was warned any repeat could mean the...
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School CP’s Little Secret62
I’d prefer it to extend to all punishments as well – however there are practical considerations that make that...
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Corporal Punishment References140
St Helens Comp Barnsley Tracy- Mrs Amos she was always catching me for smoking in the 5th years girls...
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School Corporal Punishment History13
COMMENTS: I left this school in 1988 at age 13 – so towards the end of the time they...
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School Corporal Punishment History119
“Occasionally a “smart aleck” would produce a steel ball-bearing and endeavour to split up the “glassies” and “agates” in...
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Whole Class Punisment90
I wonder if the incident of which you caught the tail-end might have been extended by a sift of...