The Caned Schoolgirl: a 3 volume box set

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A tall girl with long brown hair stood up and, blushing as everybody looked towards her, walked out of the hall. There were several such minor tyrannical practices carried out by older students, as there has been all over the world, and these were endured and accepted as a part of growing up. Many a time have I been given half a dozen biblical verses to memorize and then required to recite them in the prefects’ room with a waste paper basket over my head. I must say, though, that these are the verses that I remember.

United States, paddle used by upperclassmen at The Citadel, military academy, for punishing freshmen Cameron, David, British Prime Minister 2010-2016, pictured age c.11 in 1970s when he was punished at prep school with clothes brush I yelled out in agonised protest, trying to let the teacher know how much she was hurting me. She knew.United States, school paddle, provenance unknown, used by Florida TV station to illustrate item about school CP, 2003 Hillman, Mark, Colorado State Senator, recalls with approval "board of education" being applied to his "seat of knowledge" UK: Wildman, Eric, campaigner for corporal punishment and retailer of canes, shown displaying his wares, 1947 Fashanu, John, former UK football star, now 40 in 2003, revisiting school where he was caned in 1977 at age 14

Why, oh why, did I always have to cry? The minute I felt my Mother’s arms around me I would start. No-one could have been happier than I, but from the minute Mummie arrived until the time she left, I would hang onto her … hardly leaving her room to walk, and weep away uncontrollably. I would think of all the million and one things I wanted to tell her, but not be able to say a word. All day I was unable to believe that she was really with us, and immediately started worrying about how soon she would have to leave. How lonely we did feel after all the visitors had left. It was always a very quiet procession in to tea on visitors’ day. Green-Ellis, BenJarvus, 22 in 2006, Mississippi football star, paddled frequently at St Augustine High School in New Orleans I was usually very glad to jump into bed – our days were very full, not much time given up to just sitting around. UP YOU PEOPLE GET, PLEASE’ – were the first words that I heard the next morning. All of the lights were turned on and I dragged my eyes open and saw a wiry little red haired woman in a white uniform charging around the dormitory. In her had she carried a note book and a bottle of thermometers – one of which she jammed in my mouth, while a claw-like hand felt for the pulse in my wrist. This was a precautionary practice carried out for the first two weeks of each new term, and was soon taken as a matter of course by all the little newcomers. The Substitute: Growing up in a Catholic orphanage meant that Marie was more than accustomed to corporal punishment. When she gets transferred to another facility she soon figures out a way to take other girls' canings for cash.

South Africa: unidentified pictures of illegal punishment with plastic ruler (possibly posed but might be real), 2002 United States: juvenile delinquent being spanked by police on instructions of Mayor, New Jersey, 1920 United Kingdom: Christian Brother wielding the strap at a Roman Catholic grammar school, date unknown Botswana: Tebogo Malete, 27, receiving five strokes of the cane on his bare seat at traditional court, for housebreaking, 2005