I was caned four times during my schooling and the cane was applied to my hands on each occasion. School regulations permitted the use of corporal punishment which took the form of the cane applied to the hands with a maximum of six strokes. In primary school girls under the age of 12 were permitted to be caned (my sister was caned once), however in secondary schools only boys were permitted to be caned. Seeing the cane swishing down on your hands was an awful site and the sting was terrible. You could see the outline of the cane on your hands where the cane had struck and your skin was white inside the red outline your hands were also slightly swollen depending how hard the cane had struck you. I did not take three of my four canings that well and I heard “raise your hand, flatten your palm” after each stroke when I lowered my hand and put it under my armpit to dull the pain. ( I did receive corporal punishment on my bottom once but it was not administered with a cane).
Caning on the Hands15
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Mrs Hamilton17
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Pupils in a Class of their Own for Bad Behaviour2
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Hand Spanking17
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Jewelry and Just Deserts 6
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A Run Up to Corporal Punishment3
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Public Discipline6
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Encounters at Boarding School in the 1960s20
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Mrs Wilkins14
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