They were again very vulnerable.I do know, and stopped the slippering of all boys on the bare by pe staff, that while I was head in 1972ish a group of boys were playing about in the gym and given detention.
They asked to have it replaced with the slipper and it was well known by staff that these parents had informed the school, that they too
would take firm action against their sons for the constant misconduct.
These boys knew so opted for the slipper.They had school uniforms on when they made this request.At the time it was common that the two whacks went across school trousers