I Witnessed Corporal Punishment At School
Corporal punishment was pretty much everyone's favourite spectator sport at my school
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chikki · 70-79, M
yes....but it was no fun if in the line waiting to get it....it was nearly as bad watching some boy getting his bare bum whacked while you were waiting yur turn as actually bending over being whacked. The sight and sound of a boys bottom being whacked whie waiting your turn was nearly as bad as being whacked,
Tuscan · 70-79, M
@chikki the line outside the headmaster's office was one of the less pleasant places to be. You weren't necessarily going to get any stick but it was always a possibility.
It wasn't possible to remain positive and cheerful because unless you maintained a solemn and repentant demeanor it was regarded as insolence and that certainly would get you a dose of the stick.
It wasn't possible to remain positive and cheerful because unless you maintained a solemn and repentant demeanor it was regarded as insolence and that certainly would get you a dose of the stick.
chikki · 70-79, M
@Tuscan where i was deputy, if outside the office at 4;15 the boy was almost 100% certain tht bhe was going to get his bottom caned or slippered , and even in the case of day boys, mum was not going to be able to save his bottom from the whacking.
Interesting we used the word "cane" and you use "stick". I take it you do mean the same as me that beinga thin, light weight piece of rattan used across the offenders bottom
Interesting we used the word "cane" and you use "stick". I take it you do mean the same as me that beinga thin, light weight piece of rattan used across the offenders bottom
Tuscan · 70-79, M
The cane used by Dr Menzies (our headmaster) was the official local authority approved implement of correction which was considerably heavier than the lightweight ones which teachers used in the classrooms. Normally it was kept in the secretary's office along with the punishment book and if you got sent to see the headmaster you first had to go and see the secretary to make an appointment.
The line outside his office was only in the mornings immediately after morning assembly and consisted of the late comers who had missed morning registration and anyone who had been told to see the headmaster during the assembly. Several other teachers were authorised to use this official cane and they would send you to the secretary to fetch the cane and punishment book if it was to be used.
Most of the other teachers had their own implements which were used for more informal punishments. Some teachers of course were opposed to corporal punishment and used other methods to maintain discipline, at least one of our teachers belonged to an organisation called STOPP (society of teachers opposed to physical punishment) My english teacher was one of these and provided me with literature which they published, because,perhaps suprisingly, I was one of the few boys at school who thought corporal punishment should be abolished. @chikki
The line outside his office was only in the mornings immediately after morning assembly and consisted of the late comers who had missed morning registration and anyone who had been told to see the headmaster during the assembly. Several other teachers were authorised to use this official cane and they would send you to the secretary to fetch the cane and punishment book if it was to be used.
Most of the other teachers had their own implements which were used for more informal punishments. Some teachers of course were opposed to corporal punishment and used other methods to maintain discipline, at least one of our teachers belonged to an organisation called STOPP (society of teachers opposed to physical punishment) My english teacher was one of these and provided me with literature which they published, because,perhaps suprisingly, I was one of the few boys at school who thought corporal punishment should be abolished. @chikki