11-11-2014, 01:34 AM
Till the WWII spankings were widely used punishments in the school here. There're numerous of documented reviews about incidents where a crowd of children from the same school had severely misbehaved and then punished - typically switched or belted - in front of the board.
When the school board had found a group of their pupils guilty for instance to stealing, smoking or vandalism, children's parents were ordered to come to school building together with their offspring. Then the parents were expected to punish the children in front of the board members. In most cases the chastisements were given on bare bottom and the board specified the implement to be used and also delivered the switches for parents.
So those spankings were not public to everyone but just to punished kids' families. It was often told parents took whole their families to witness what happens to naughty children.
This was less than 100 years ago and nowadays parents got fined if they happen to pull hair or give a snap to their offspring. What a shame.
When the school board had found a group of their pupils guilty for instance to stealing, smoking or vandalism, children's parents were ordered to come to school building together with their offspring. Then the parents were expected to punish the children in front of the board members. In most cases the chastisements were given on bare bottom and the board specified the implement to be used and also delivered the switches for parents.
So those spankings were not public to everyone but just to punished kids' families. It was often told parents took whole their families to witness what happens to naughty children.
This was less than 100 years ago and nowadays parents got fined if they happen to pull hair or give a snap to their offspring. What a shame.