She frequently refers to having given in the 70’s 2,3,5,and , in extremis ,up to 10 …..by the 80’s , in line with custom, reduced to a maximum of 5, with three as a ‘normal ‘ dose.Her daughter who paddles today as a High School VP in a Texas ISD says two or three is normal , but that very very nervous students might on a first offence get away with one , but that’s quite rare.So I would put my money on custom and practice and the diffusion of common practice in areas …..Renee might know better, or some of our other American contributors …….I’ll cross post the link to TWPIII and see if there is an answer out there !
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Witnessing Punishment2
Although undoubtedly rare in UK schools, even in the sixties, I did witness boys being caned in assembly at...
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Encounters at Boarding School in the 1960s8
I had been given special permission to attend a dinner party to celebrate my parents’ silver wedding anniversary...
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Comparing Impliments18
The Cane on the hands was more than a bit stupid and it was amazing it was ever allowed....
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Corporal Punishment An Abuse of Trust3
In Haverfordwest, minors are not allowed to bring civil actions (e.g. claims for personal injury compensation). Such claims are...
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Corporal Punishment & Slipper Sizes17
PE teachers often said they would slipper the boy back into the changing room. Many called the boy for...
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Public Discipline6
One of my staff threatened it to her little boy a few months’ back, but I persuaded her the...
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Corporal Punishment and The Caning Experience11
Perhaps it is more about the difference between having no choice in the matter and actively seeking a caning....
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Whole Class Punisment91
I think the general line, even with our agreed lesser use of CP down here, was probably the same...