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Punishments adults used to get at school

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Do your parents, grandparents or teachers ever talk about their own schooldays including what punishments they got? This is a poll if they do.
Who has talked to you about being hit as a punishment when they were at school?
My grandpa
My grandma
My dad
My mum/mom
My man teacher
My lady teacher
Who gave them the punishment?
Man teacher
Lady teacher
Headmaster/man principal
Headmistress/lady principal
Were they ever punished in front of other pupils/students?
In front of the school
In front of their class
In front of their parents
When more than one person had to be punished
No
What was the punishment?
Smacking/spanking
Ruler
Slipper
Paddle
Cane, switch or stick
Strap
What part of their body were they hit on?
Hand
Both hands
Legs
Bottom, over their clothes
Bottom, over their underpants/panties
What was the most number of hits they ever got?
One
Two or three
Four to six
More than six
Do you think naughty girls got punished less hard than the boys?
Girls didn't get this punishment
Yes, girls would get fewer hits
Yes the cane/slipper/paddle for girls was smaller
They got different punishments for example cane for boys, slipper for girls
No, they were treated equally
Girls were only hit by women teachers
How old were they when they got this/these punishments?
5 to 7 years old
8 to 11 years old
12 to 15 years old
16 or more years old
What country or region were they going to school in?
Britain
United States
Australia or New Zealand
Caribbean
Africa
India or Pakistan
Other
What do they think now about having to bend over or hold out their hand for punishment?
It was child abuse
It was allowed at the time but was too harsh
It was sometimes fair and sometimes they hated it
They mostly deserved it and don't feel it damaged them too much
It really did them good and they think their children should have it too!
This poll was created on 2008-10-06 22:22:26 by Paul35A