I cannot recall any status attaching to receiving CP at either my Junior School or my Secondary School, with one exception. As I’ve mentioned before the Form Master in my first year at Secondary School, a very large and muscular young man, wielded a size 12 leather-soled sandal instead of the more traditional gym shoe. The application of this implement could cause even 12-year-old boys to shed a tear.
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