Mr. Evans, in his defence, denied liability, and said that it was a term of the contract between himself and the parents of boys that he might administer corporal punishment if he considered it in a boy’s best interest. On March 9, 1944, the boy stuck a fellow pupil in the face with a piece of metal, injuring him, and it was agreed between him (Mr. Evans) and Mrs. Feldman, Peter’s mother, that he should administer corporal punishment to Peter if inquiry showed that there was no sufficient provocation for his assault on the other boy. Mr. Evans admitted that, having found that there was no sufficient provocation, he gave Peter six strokes on the naked buttocks with a flat rubber instrument about 17 1/2 inches long, 2 1/2 inches wide, and 1/4 inch thick, and that in the course of that punishment, the boy sustained slight grazes of the upper right leg, and he pleaded that the punishment was reasonable and was justifiably and moderately administered.
Caning from of the Times13
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Devastation Caused by Discipline23
I cannot remember the events immediately after, but I do remember ending up in the sick bay with a...
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You Have the Choice9
“Okay, what have you got in store for us, Clare,” Anthea asks. “In-store for you, Anthea?” “Yes, Clare. What...
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There is always a First Time2
She attempts to teach accounting but is so old fashioned that she thinks the new text books should be...
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School Discipline References10
Employed at Montem Primary in Hornsey Road, London, N7 was slipper-mad Mr. Jarvis. Does anyone remember Mr Jarvis a...
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Discipline in Public School5
At the front I could feel myself going even redder as everyone was staring at us. He positioned us...
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Corporal Punishment References150
St Thomas Moore Stoke Sarah Mrs Devlin i was more scared of her bad breath than the cane....
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Put Back on Track 5
Her left hand pressed firmly into the small of my back and she smacked that slipper into the centre...
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The Slipper in UK Schools36
I think you are right to compare a slipper with a short thick strap. Experiments in my youth showed...