I Witnessed Corporal Punishment At School

Back in the late 1960s I taught for a term at a boys' prep school before going up to university. One morning, the matron came into the staff room and announced "P****** was caned last night". What I remember particularly was the slight lascivious smirk on her face as she said it. I assume the boy was actually caned by the headmaster, but I'm sure the matron wished she could have administered the caning herself.

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angie8819 · 56-60, F

i dont understand

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@angie8819 Errr, in what regard?

angie8819 · 56-60, F

@ArishMellany of it did she say she wanted to cane him and what does p''' mean

ArishMell · 70-79, M

No, Martin thinks she would have liked to have caned the boy.

"P**** " was the boy; his name started with the letter "P" but Martin's blanked the rest for privacy.

angie8819 · 56-60, F

@ArishMell so he doesnt know if she did want to cane him unless she hinted to him in private

ArishMell · 70-79, M

Over to you Mrtin :-)

Errr, no, he wondered about her thoughts by the look on her face.

angie8819 · 56-60, F

@ArishMell or maybe he wanted to cane p

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@angie8819
I'll leave Martin to answer that one, my dear Angie! :-)

MartinII · 70-79, M

@angie8819 All the matron said was to report the fact of the caning. No-one said anything in reply, so the subject was changed. But I inferred from her tone of voice and facial expression that she was pleased the caning had happened. And I suspect she might have been the sort of lady who enjoyed giving boys a good spanking. But all this is, at best, intelligent guesswork on my part.

I certainly did not want to cane the unfortunate boy. When I was much older I might have enjoyed caning the matron or one of her successors, but that's another story. 🙂

angie8819 · 56-60, F

@MartinII now we will never know