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I Was Caned On The Hands In School

There seems to be a perception that girls received less corporal punishment at school than boys. Having taught in the era when corporal punishment was widespread and having chatted to many people on here, I am not sure that is actually true. However, I am sure there were some schools where boys received corporal punishment and girls did not. Personally I cannot see any reason at all for treating girls more leniently than boys. Girls benefit from firm discipline just as much as their male classmates.

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SW-User

In my school girls got the same punishment as boys, cane or slipper on the bottom. But some teachers, usually ladies, seemed to let girls get away with behaviour which boys got punished for.
The one time I saw a girl get caned she got just as many very hard strokes as I got after.

Oldmanjimbo · 90-99, M

@SW-User having differing standards for girls and boys is asking for trouble

SW-User

The headmistress dealt with all equally, it was just some of the lady classroom teachers who seemed to have differing standards.