I Got The Cane Or Slipper In The Sixth Form When I was in 6th form we were still liable to get... | I Got The Cane Or Slipper In The Sixth Form

smacked30D · 70-79, M

My Father was very strict and if I misbehaved I was sent to fetch his slipper and on my return he bent me over his knee , lowered my trousers and pants and spanked my bare bottom really hard !! Even in the sixth form my Father still put me over his knee for a spanking

suzie1960 · 61-69, F

@Martinll. I agree suspension is more serious than the cane. Opting for the cane meant we were getting off lightly. It was only used in 6th form where suspension would have been a reasonable sanction anyway. I got with some friends for spending lunchtime in the pub and returning to school a little drunk.

MartinII · 70-79, M

@Strawberrymilk: I hated detentions. We had to take our punishment book home, get our parents to sign it, then serve our sentence a day or two later. I'd have preferred a few quick whacks with a slipper, I think.

suzie1960 · 61-69, F

@Strawberrymilk. I thought sitting quietly in a classroom, doing nothing, for an hour was far worse than a few whacks with a slipper.

suzie1960 · 61-69, F

I presume you're not in the UK. The "slipper" was usually a plimsoll and was a common form of impromptu CP in English schools. We only had a choice in 6th form, when we were voluntary students, not in previous years when our attendence was compulsory.

MartinII · 70-79, M

@Strawberrymilk: Nope! Not that they punished me - it was just so embarrassing!

MartinII · 70-79, M

@suzie1960: At the time I found it odd that the cane (which I regarded as a rare and terrible thing) was less serious than suspension. But I see the logic now.

MartinII · 70-79, M

Never any choice for us, even in the sixth form. And suspension was regarded as a more serious punishment than the cane. So when a boy in my class was discovered writing racist slogans (in fourth form I think) he was suspended, not beaten. Later he became Head Boy!

justlarryw

You had a choice? That must have been nice. I have never heard of a slipper being used at school.

Strawberrymilk · F

oh well.. telling your parents about your detention wasnt the happiest experience either i guess

justlarryw

I understand now. Thank you!

Strawberrymilk · F

detention isnt that bad...