Routine soon had us in its grip, and the weeks and months and years rolled by, time for us measured by how many weeks until the end of term. United States, paddle in principal's office, in frequent use, Alvarado High School, Texas, 2012 (also video clip)

Indonesia (Aceh): road sign warning transgressors against Islamic law that they will be caned, c.2007

Corpun file 7213a at www.corpun.com Dublin Evening Mail, 17 August 1937 Today's Letters To The Editor School Punishments Malaysia: pictures from Pudu Prison exhibition, including more stills from a different filmed reconstruction, 1997 Santos, Taylor, high school sophomore, spanked by male administrator in Texas, pictured with her mother, 2012 (also video clip) Mrs Seaton gave me a real telling off, saying how important it was to behave in class and not to disrupt the lessons for everyone else. I tried to pay attention, so that she would see how sorry I was, but all I could think of was the effect that awful cane had had on poor Lindsey and that I was about to get the same.

United States, large school paddle with holes, bears some of its recipients' signatures, date and place unknown Canada: Sanderson, R.F., school principal who strapped students on the seat at request of parents, 1931 Lindsey was a very nice girl. Although she must have been, with good reason, as fearful as I was, but she still tried to ease my nerves a little. She told me not to worry and said that as it was my first time I would probably only get a couple of strokes and that it wouldn't hurt all that much. She said that the only thing I had to remember was to do exactly what Mrs Seaton said, as soon as she said it!

Canada: prisoners in yard after riot, shortly before ringleaders flogged, 1952 (poor-quality photo) Bahamas: Deveux, Kenneth, teacher who allegedly gave 12-year-old schoolboy 70 strokes of the cane, 1999