I was not looking forward to this. Only very rarely a pupil had to report to my office twice in such a short time. She had already received a severe caning on her last visit, and it positively looked like it hadn’t been enough to teach her a lesson.

Cuartas J, McCoy DC, Rey-Guerra C, Britto PR, Beatriz E, Salhi C. Early childhood exposure to non-violent discipline and physical and psychological aggression in low- and middle-income countries: National, regional, and global prevalence estimates. Child Abuse Negl. 2019;92:93–105. Speaking those words, I stood up and walked around my desk, towards Jenny Woods. She was almost my size, and under normal circumstances I would have deemed an over-the-knee-punishment improper. But it was the child Jenny Woods that needed an extra lesson, not the 15 year old girl that apparently stood before me.It was walking a thin line, I knew. Normally, no teacher ever should interfere with how parents wanted to raise their children. But in some cases, i felt, I needed to. Sitting at my desk, sipping my tea in silence, I went over the list of pupils that still were outside. One pupil from year 10. Two pupils from year 11. And two seniors from year 12. Two of those five, Jenny Woods from 10B and Caroline Fletcher from 12A had been caught smoking. Even if she did not know it yet this earned those two the honour of being put to the end of the line. Wilhelmsen International Institute had a strict non-smoking policy, the girls were in for exemplary and severe punishment. Fortier J, Stewart-Tufescu A, Salmon S, et al. Associations between lifetime spanking/slapping and adolescent physical and mental health and behavioral outcomes. Can J Psychiatry. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1177/7067437211000632. So it was friday again. And while there were certainly – amongst the pupils – those who thought I enjoyed the punishment sessions, that was very much not the case. Oh, I do feel the need for discipline, and I do carry out the punishments with no leniency, but it is not a task that I particularly look forward. How much nicer is it to award pupils for academic success or good behaviour than having to punish them for their infractions. Afifi TO, Taillieu T, Salmon S, et al. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), peer victimization, and substance use among adolescents. Child Abuse Negl. 2020;106:104504.

Ep. 1: As the daughter of a teacher, a girl is always harshly punished whenever she makes a mistake. In one scene, four schoolgirls are given a stroke of the cane after fighting in school. However, the main character's mother decides to take over her daughter's punishment, harshly caning her multiple times in school and at home. We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century.I took the junior cane out of the cupboard and held it in my hands. I clearly had the boys attention.

Don’t you cheek me, Goodwyn! In fact, your so called uniform would not even be appropriate for the classroom. It isn’t appropriate even more so for a visit to me.” So, if you thought before that my job was easy, think again. Of course, the girl needed punishment. Her behaviour wasn’t appropriate at all, and it was intolerable. But it was understandable, too.Stand up, readjust your uniform, and stand facing the wall. Now, if I ever hear anything of racism from you again, you will be sent home in disgrace. I hope you will learn that it is wrong, and that no one here will tolerate it.” For all the talk about HS2, we should be reopening Doncaster Sheffield Airport - Yorkshire Post Letters Yes, Dubois, you shall serve as an example. Which is what you deserve. Now stay in position and take your punishment.”