I remember my sister once telling our father that a boy had been slippered by the maths teacher, and asking why he ran towards him to do it. This would have been in the mid-sixties. (We didn’t go to the same school, so I don’t know what else happened there.)
A Run Up to Corporal Punishment5
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And when we got there the Cupboard was Bare6
All detentions, but silent ones in particular have special problems for some groups eg Hyperactive, ADD ADHD, ODD etc...
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Did the Cane Hurt as Much as you Thought13
One thing about the subject at hand. A work colleague once told me that at his school a girl...
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Plimsols Pumps Slippers & Slippering 2
My primary school Headmistress use to slipper boys and occasionally girls, as I found to my cost on one...
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Punishment in Instalments26
Also, my Dad was out of town a bit, so in really serious cases there would be this warning...
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One time recipients3
the cane and ruler were administered to the buttocks in a bent over position either touching toes or placing...
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Headmaster’s Memories6
I stood up facing him after he put his cane away, my bottom was stinging badly, and then he...
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You Have the Choice43
Sixteen whacks? I won’t be able to sit down for a week!” “Oh, I’m sure you will, Clare...
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A fact of Scholastc Life6
Now only the three senior teachers were authorised to administer punishments. the chosen tool of discipline was: a medium-sized...