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I Got Caned At School

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I can remember this picture appearing in the papers of girls protesting against caning in schools. Unfortunately for us headmistresses like mine didn't seem to take much notice of such things!

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It's quite a famous picture. There was a statement that went with it, saying that the girls were protesting because they were frequently spanked and caned, including by male teachers, and often on their bare bottoms. The school released a statement saying that their behaviour "would not be tolerated" and that they would be "severely dealt with" on their return to school. What that meant may be left to the imagination.

1olderguy20 · 61-69, M

@JosieM: they really let make teachers cane them bare

SW-User

@1olderguy20: allegedly. I've always thought there may have been an element of exaggeration

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Now had chance to try looking this up. The image appeared on the rear cover of a book entitled "The Corporal Punishment of Schoolgirls" by Margaret Stone, a factual, statistical survey of the subject. My information above came from the cover notes to the same book (which I no longer own). I can't find those notes on any of the google entries for the book, so we're relying on my less than able memory for the content. One of the google links however connects to a series of news stories for the time, suggesting that this incident was part of a much wider movement, which was certainly not mentioned in the Stone cover notes. So don't take my post as gospel.

1olderguy20 · 61-69, M

@JosieM: thanks for the follow up