I think your acquaintance will be rather too young to have wielded the belt as a teacher, but, as you indicate, no harm in asking. It certainly seems to have been a much more universal and frequently used classroom punishment up there than any form of school CP in England, and by all accounts applied to girls almost as often as boys. Although I only spend holiday time in Scotland, since the initial encounter above I’ve heard several Scottish ladies talk quite openly about being belted, but I have heard very few equivalent conversations in England, despite having been resident there all my life.
School Discipline References17
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Edwardian Prep School Canings30
The bottom would be inspected minutely, the weals commented upon, the general severity gauged and a conclusion reached as...
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School Corporal Punishment History95
Geelong College. This is a different school from Geelong Grammar, though the two have often been confused. Indeed, Geelong...
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Mrs Hamilton7
The office smelled strongly of flowers or perfume, I’m now not sure which. Mrs Hamilton said: “Thank you, June”,...
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Why Corporal Punishment Has to / Had to Go45
Any form of corporal punishment should certainly NOT be like a couple of cases recently posted about abusive paddling...
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Dreaming of Nanny’s Paddle4
“Holding position above the mining area,” Petty Officer Bakken stated curtly. “Commander Kristain?” Ensign Lansford’s voice held an urgent...
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Girls slippered in front of boys11
At any rate, I can say, with complete certainty: there has been at least one occasion when a schoolgirl...
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Headmaster’s Memories5
i received my first caning at the age of 12. 2 strokes across the bottom whilst bending over with...
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Disciplined on Carnival Day15
Her weeping and wailing were sincere and loud, and in my own mind this was a spanking for teasing...