corporal punishment was recorded, or was supposed to be, but were never asked to report the numbers. If they had reported them, it would have been a lot easier for STOPP to achieve their ends. The high numbers of canings would also have no doubt embarrassed the education authority if they had been reported.
There is no question about Sue Olds being caned several times and caned on the hands. Was that because her misdemeanors were not considered serious enough to be reported to the headmaster for punishment? It has been reported that other teachers did cane, but they caned on the hands, they were not allowed to cane on the bottom, only the headmaster, Mr Ing did that.