• IWW4@lemmy.zip
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    1 day ago

    When I was in elementary school in the 70s in rural Virginia the teachers would hit you with rulers all the time. The principal had a paddle that resembled a cricket bat that he used.

    I don’t know if schools allow corporal punishment still.

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      11 hours ago

      My principal had that, too! He kept it hanging on the wall in his office, and students could see it when we walked by. It scared me, but I never saw or heard of him using it on anyone.

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        4 hours ago

        Yeah mine kept it hanging on his wall as well and he would walk around with it sometimes when the buses were leaving.

        I am sure he did all that as a deterrent to prevent bad behavior.