This is an area where the data for Australia is clearer than for the UK, because in this country abolition occurred at different times in state schools in different states. In every single state, as corporal punishment was eliminated from an option in state schools, behaviour among boys deteriorated. The fact is, while not all boys need this to be an option, there’s a significant core who do. And it’s very hard to deal with them without it.
My misfortune was almost always to be the tallest boy in the dormitory, and the one with the largest...
Corporal Punishment is clearly an unnecessary and avoidable pain IF … behaving in a certain way with the foreknowledge...
When your dad gets home, you can tell him why a boy who just got his allowance and had...
A teacher who slapped a pupil on her bottom and called her a “naughty girl” has been found guilty...
The cane hurts like Hell as I’m sure most of your readers know. The strap leaves an all over...
To my right was the Head’s huge mahogany desk, clean and tidy, and gleaming with shine. Next to the...
VIC There is no legislation concerning corporal punishment by parents in Victoria, however, there is a common law defense...
Linking suicide to school corporal punishment, suggest that the person kills themselves soley because they were caned or paddled...