Another_Lurker 10K289 Apr 28, 2020#951 Hello john_smage, Your latest post with the detail regarding the duties of the Captains of Parishes is most interesting.   When you mention ‘the anti-birching group’ are you indicating that this was an organisation of Manx citizens please?  If so I would have thought that, as six of the best notes, […]

john_smage 351 Apr 27, 2020#941 I think I now have to defend myself I reject the comments of hcj 44.  The Isle of Man is approx. 36 miles long and 13 miles wide and not part of the UK.  Though the population has increased, If I gave my real name I could be identified in […]

john_smage 351 Apr 26, 2020#931 Corporal punishment survey The Isle of Man did not ban CP in schools till 1999/2000 it took some time to die out The Birch was banned earlier I think because of a Judgment or the ECofHR against the IOMan The Island was split 50/50 on this issue I was spanked […]

john_smage 351 Apr 24, 2020#921 Hi brick and six of the best When I was first slippered by Mr Hislop, I was in the third form of jnr. school now called year five,  The the class moved up to the fourth form now year six I think! and our class teacher was (yes you guessed it} mr […]

Erpan 2 Nov 18, 2019#911 Another_Lurker wrote:Hello Erpan, And may I please say a personal welcome to the Forum. I am uncertain of the status of school corporal punishment in China in 2002.  Was it still legal then or did your school turn a blind eye to the law.  Was caning used very frequently please.  […]

KKxyz 3,59957 Aug 09, 2019#901 Whether caning is acceptable or not depends very much on whether it is acceptable, or not. There is no absolute or independent determinant. At my high school sixth form canings were rare but always of special interest to the whole school. Once, a prefect was caned. We never found out […]

bripuk 40930 Jul 12, 2019#871 John it was an unfortunate incident but I’m sure no harm was done. Quote Like Share six of the best 1,163109 Jul 12, 2019#872 bripuk wrote:John it was an unfortunate incident but I’m sure no harm was done. It must have been a bit of a shock for John to […]

Sultanswat 437 Dec 30, 2018#861 Well, my r/l experience was over 30 years ago.   But, I think you are right.  And, at our schools, it was like that even then.   Very judicial and businesslike.    I suppose it possible that there has to be more dialogue if done nowadays with all the litagation […]

iankenrick 40718 Nov 01, 2018#851 howill what on your or there part Quote Like Share howill 101 Nov 01, 2018#852 Both. Quote Like Share iankenrick 40718 Nov 01, 2018#853 howill on there part was it the fact they where beating you and they could see your boy bits how did they punish you then Quote […]

  john_smage 351   Jul 12, 2019#881 I was spanked once a week at home at least,   At the Grammar school the P.E teacher would slipper young boys every lesson through P. E. Shorts Quote Like Share   six of the best 1,163109   Jul 12, 2019#882 Hi John, Who spanked you at home? […]