Did you get corporal punishment at school?

jennypenny · 2017-08-24T03:42:06-04:00

Education & Learning - Did you get corporal punishment at school? It's been banned in Britain for many years but... (49 replies).

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There was CP at my school and I got it

There was CP at my school but I never got it

There was no CP at my school

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It's been banned in Britain for many years but getting the slipper or (worse) the cane was a part of school when I was there.
Wondered just how many people got it or still get it at school?

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Sharon · F

Slipperings were everyday events when I was at school. I doubt I got through many weeks without getting it at least once. The cane wasn't as common but even that was in frequent use.

jennypenny · 70-79, F

Slipperings didn't happen every day but I doubt whether our form teacher got through a week without slippering someone @Sharon

Sharon · F

@jennypenny I doubt mine got through many days without slippering someone and I'm sure my PE mistress never did.

Cynthia · F

In my secondary school, the frequency of slippering varied hugely between teachers, which in itself is probably a bit unfair. We all knew who the 'heavy hitters' were, Timetabling and form mistress allocation meant you couldn't avoid them, but if you were pain-averse, you would deliberately set your behaviour level to 11 in their classes. But even with this knowledge, my recollection of how often you would see a girl getting the slipper aligns more with Sharon's experience. And what was it with PE/Sports mistresses! They DID slipper with abandon. @jennypenny