An English Girl at a Texas High School: three schoolgirl spanking tales

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UK: Wildman, Eric, campaigner for corporal punishment and retailer of canes, shown displaying his wares, 1947 Let these pictures set the scene of the school. Lots of mahogany, lots of polish, everything ‘just so’. United States, paddle in principal's office, in frequent use, Alvarado High School, Texas, 2012 (also video clip)

South Africa: Volsteedt, Johan, Principal of Grey College, pictured in 2005, used to offer boys sweets after caning them More on the Mississippi case, and a look at the legal situation. Is transient bruising "bodily harm"? Canada: prisoners in yard after riot, shortly before ringleaders flogged, 1952 (poor-quality photo) Malaysia: another boy being caned in the same school office, presumably at the same session as above, 2003A present-day British soldier is "sentenced" by his mates to a pants-down slippering (2007). It is a light-hearted affair, but a real punishment none the less. Canada, paddling table over which prisoners were bent to receive posterial corporal punishment in federal penitentiary, 1903 to 1968 United Kingdom: TV news report: Sequel to the above item. The Court of Appeal rejects a Christian school's claim that the ban on CP is a contravention of human rights (2002). UK: Beating the bounds, ancient English tradition involving caning of local boys at parish boundaries, two views, c.1950

This case is from Tennessee. In addition to the mother, the local Director of Schools is interviewed. United States: PBS TV interview (2011) (6 minutes) with Peter Moskos, who discusses his book advocating flogging as an optional replacement for imprisonment in certain cases. Canada: TV news item (2007) about a local school board offering parents lessons in how to spank their children. In another Texas district, a paddled boy's mother complains about bruises on her son's bottom. The boy describes his punishment.

South Africa: unidentified pictures of illegal punishment with plastic ruler (possibly posed but might be real), 2002

Students of Heartland Academy, faith-based Missouri reform school with high level of paddling, 2003 Getting Away with It: Shari is constantly in trouble, requiring regular trips to Mr Wallace, the school disciplinarian. It's even worse when she gets punished at home too, on top of an already sore bottom. She gets into further trouble by telling Mr Wallace she has been awarded three strokes of the cane - a lie, as she should be getting twelve. Unfortunately her crime is discovered, and she receives a terrible punishment from the Head, made worse by the application of a caustic cream to her seat. USA: Sanders, Jerry, 40, candidate for coroner, is in the habit of paddling his twentysomething cousins on their bare seats, 2003Temptation: Veronica faces twelve cruel strokes of the cane, which is going to be horribly painful. But the Headmaster offers her a deal, a wager, which may reduce the number of strokes. So now it all depends on how much Veronica is prepared to risk. Canada, big paddle said to be in daily use at St John's School, tough boarding school for boys in Alberta, 2002 United States: paddling by the Dean of Men, Hardaway High School, Georgia, posed for yearbook, 1968 TV news item from Jan 2008 about the paddling of a student. His mother had given permission for the punishment, but then complained when it left marks on his rear. An investigation found there had been no abuse or wrongdoing on the part of the school.