O/T School Discipline

[kettering_baggie]

I preferred the local fish and chip shop and I never was caught going there!

[Albionic68]

I preferred the local fish and chip shop and I never was caught going there!

Just as well you were never caught chap, I reckon detention at your old school would have been a right bugger. And as for the attentions of your 'head' prefect.... just doesn't bear thinking about 😯 .

[mickd1961]

You never did subtlety, did you, Mick?

NO!

Kets 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

[Q165]

I forgot to mention I was also whipped with Bunsen burner tubing.

A little story. We were having a science class and the teacher asked everybody to gather round the front bench so he could demonstrate something. As the teacher was doing this I noticed one of my mates furtively doing something. In the moments when the teacher's attention was elsewhere he slowly took the Bunsen burner tubing off the gas tap. He then surreptitiously attached the tube to the water tap and turned it fully on. Water immediately shot out of the top of the Bunsen like a powerful fountain. It hit the ceiling and came down on everybody. For a moment the teacher was not sure what had happened then he shouted "Which boy did that?' Immediately the guilty party thrust up his arm and proudly said 'Me Sir!' Still in his fit of rage the teacher got of hold got him, put him over his knee and started smacking him. At this sight we all burst into laughter.

[Prando]

Primary school infants I received the ruler on the back of the hand from a strict nun. In the higher classes, things improved...you had the cane on the hand from the head, administered in the morning assembly with full attendance.
My Grammar school punishments including cane (hand) gym pump (@rse) and I was once lucky enough to get the cricket stump across my backside.
Worst of all was the Saturday morning detention. It took me over an hour to get to school (2 buses) so I would go straight to the Hawthorns afterwards.
In hindsight I guess it was fairly brutal, but it didn’t do me any harm. I was more worried that my Dad would find out.

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All absolutely brilliant contributions on this thread shame there's no like button.

[Baggies_Boy_Tony]

Primary school infants I received the ruler on the back of the hand from a strict nun. In the higher classes, things improved...you had the cane on the hand from the head, administered in the morning assembly with full attendance.
My Grammar school punishments including cane (hand) gym pump (@rse) and I was once lucky enough to get the cricket stump across my backside.
Worst of all was the Saturday morning detention. It took me over an hour to get to school (2 buses) so I would go straight to the Hawthorns afterwards.
In hindsight I guess it was fairly brutal, but it didn’t do me any harm. I was more worried that my Dad would find out.

I went to Christ Church Primary School in the early 50's, we had a barsteward of a teacher, he had a metal rod with a nut on the end, his punishment was to make you undo the nut with your teeth while he jerked the rod.
Had the ruler across my hand occasionally but wouldn't tell Mom or Dad when I got home with fear of getting another, but as you say Prando, it did me no long term harm.

[mickd1961]

Primary school infants I received the ruler on the back of the hand from a strict nun. In the higher classes, things improved...you had the cane on the hand from the head, administered in the morning assembly with full attendance.
My Grammar school punishments including cane (hand) gym pump (@rse) and I was once lucky enough to get the cricket stump across my backside.
Worst of all was the Saturday morning detention. It took me over an hour to get to school (2 buses) so I would go straight to the Hawthorns afterwards.
In hindsight I guess it was fairly brutal, but it didn’t do me any harm. I was more worried that my Dad would find out.

Your final sentence really puts things in a nutshell Paul.

These days the parents rock up at the school trying to punch the teacher that disciplines their child or they get on Facebook and incite a hate mob and suggest the teacher is a pervert.

My mum and dad would both whack me if I got into trouble at school and they found out.

Personal responsibility doesn’t exist in today’s 20 to 40 year olds.

[Baggies_Boy_Tony]

Your final sentence really puts things in a nutshell Paul.

These days the parents rock up at the school trying to punch the teacher that disciplines their child or they get on Facebook and incite a hate mob and suggest the teacher is a pervert.

My mum and dad would both whack me if I got into trouble at school and they found out.

Personal responsibility doesn’t exist in today’s 20 to 40 year olds.

I once went to my son's school to complain about him being smacked, not that he was smacked, but because he was hit about the head was what I complained about.

[mickd1961]

I once went to my son's school to complain about him being smacked, not that he was smacked, but because he was hit about the head was what I complained about.

That was never acceptable even in the 70’s.

Neither was chucking the blackboard rubber at us but that happened from the age of 9.