While some may argue that it’s cruel and inhumane, I believe it teaches a valuable lesson in responsibility and consequences. Elliott then testified that the lad had been reported seven or eight times recently and twice he had been let off by the headmaster although he deserved punishment. I sawed the cane across the centre of Cummings’s amble globes and noticed his body tense as it anticipated the first stroke.

I had considered beating the boys in public before the whole school to impress upon everyone that things had changed, but I held back when I realized that this might create bad publicity. It was only then that bizarrely I realized I was wearing grey trousers and a white shirt and I might easily have been mistaken for a schoolboy in school uniform. The rattan stick, which I assume is a cane, was propped on the wall behind the headmaster’s desk on my last visit, but whatever goes on in his room is the stuff of legend.SCAMMER WARNING: Due to a spate of recent scam attempts (some successful) recently, if you're doing a deal in the classifieds, ONLY USE PAYPAL GOODS AND SERVICES UNLESS YOU KNOW THAT INDIVIDUAL PERSONALLY. I believe you are an apprentice at the Bugle,” he says a half smile forming on his face, “Before too long apprentices will be subjected to corporal punishment. He was close enough to me now to be able to rest the length of his cane across the fleshiest part of my buttocks. Chapter 1Grace Baptist SchoolChapter 2Pranking the HeadmasterChapter 3The ChoiceChapter 4My New JobChapter 5I Saw Jennifer Get Caned!

I'm just grateful he didn't take it any further, with hindsight I know he wanted to and it wouldn't surprise me if it had happened on other occasions if he couldn't control himself.

Yes, but we are filtering out the mitgation rubbish ie the silly statements that he is a different person when drinking, that he was prone to be upset because of a disagreement in his personal life and instead are talking about the fact (agreed by the witnesses) that at the time of the incident he clearly stated his reason for the attack and made sure his victim knew the reason why which made it very very easy to identify him.

He is a tall, broad boy and although the chair is rather large he had some difficulty presenting himself to me and I had to offer instructions. I suspect my boys believe that I rather enjoy caning bottoms, but to beat a boy is not a decision I take lightly: it is a necessary measure to correct their behaviour and mould them into responsible citizens. He tried to get his Dad in to sort things out, time and time again the boy saw his Dad being verbally dis-armed and still the picking on by teachers went on,----maybe the head teacher, turned a deaf ear,--a blind eye.

It holds no fear for them and they dont think twice about assaulting adult staff if the mood takes them, part of that is knowing we cant hit back (although we can deck them if necessary) but that isnt always easy, some 15-16yos are big lads, a lot faster with their hands than me too. It is only then that I notice there are also two whippy canes hanging by their curved handles from the same stand. I was belted on a daily basis by my nasty little form teacher every morning I came into class for an entire year. Horrible place staffed with the usual array of psycho teachers and a cane happy headmaster who loved to give small boys a good thrashing.

A master who claims that some beatings given at the school were too harsh had a two-hour interview last night with a senior official of the Home Office children's department. These young men must learn that their actions had repercussions, and six hard strokes of the cane would leave a lasting impression. A similar picture emerges when the frequency of the use of corporal punishment by the boys is considered.As I contemplated administering the caning, I found myself torn between the belief in the efficacy of such measures and a lingering discomfort with the act itself. Given the above better training for teachers and better resources for schools is the answer not bringing back the cane.