Whether such a punishment was appropriate for 12 year old boys is another question, but if the headmaster’s intention was to instil in us a fear of over-stepping the boundaries, then he most certainly succeeded.
As I say, the caning that I received was exceptionally severe from all accounts, but it certainly did not leave me with permanent scarring, physically at least.
Even the fabled birch rod does not leave permanant marking on the buttocks.
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