(4)A person does not commit an offence by reason of any conduct relating to a pupil which would, apart from this section, be justified on the ground that it is done in pursuance of a right exercisable by a member of the staff by virtue of his position as such.
Should unlawful incidents of school CP be taken to the Courts10
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Miss Cuthbert’s Paddle9
Afterwards, I would just lie across the table, crying like a baby, until Miss Cuthbert grabbed my shoulder and...
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Receiving Corporal Punishment as an Adult out of Curiosity41
It was with this in mind that I visited a willing master last year. After being made to change...
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School Punishment Book128
Other observations: The vast majority of entries are for an individual or small group participating in the same offence....
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Corporal Punishment References from Buy Gone Days23
But I didn’t want to deter. I didn’t want to see the mere threat of CP producing positive results....
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Caned by the Prefect8
Some of Australia’s elite schools did allow prefects (or at least some prefects) to cane, but the practice was...
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School Corporal Punishment History43
Prefects’ Meetings lasted until around 1970. Throughout that time they penalised smoking, swearing, leaving school in school hours, and...
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The Cane in UK Schools4
In many cases the use of corporal punishment in schools was at the discretion of the Head, following on...
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Punished for Bad School Report9
Of these justifications, the most irritating by far is “It never did me any harm”. If it hadn’t done...