Posting on another thread reminded me of a couple of instances at school in the 70s and 80s which definitely wouldn't be allowed to happen today. Probably for better I guess.
The first was in Buckingham School, Shoreham. I was probably around 10 years old and suffered quite badly from Asthma. It was the morning break and the usual kick around was going on in the playground when I started suffering difficulty in breathing so I sat down on the low rung of the climbing frame which was close to the play area. It was not allowed but I just wanted to catch my breath. The male teacher monitoring play spotted me, raised me by the ear and slapped the back of my legs a few times in front of everyone.
The second was in Kings Manor Lower School, Shoreham watching a woodwork demonstration by the teacher. One kid kept prodding me in the back so I just turned around to tell him to stop. When I looked back I was slapped across the face quite hard by the male teacher.
In those days you didn't protest and you never said anything to your parents or anyone else but sometimes I still think about these incidents and get a little angry about it.
Different times.
The first was in Buckingham School, Shoreham. I was probably around 10 years old and suffered quite badly from Asthma. It was the morning break and the usual kick around was going on in the playground when I started suffering difficulty in breathing so I sat down on the low rung of the climbing frame which was close to the play area. It was not allowed but I just wanted to catch my breath. The male teacher monitoring play spotted me, raised me by the ear and slapped the back of my legs a few times in front of everyone.
The second was in Kings Manor Lower School, Shoreham watching a woodwork demonstration by the teacher. One kid kept prodding me in the back so I just turned around to tell him to stop. When I looked back I was slapped across the face quite hard by the male teacher.
In those days you didn't protest and you never said anything to your parents or anyone else but sometimes I still think about these incidents and get a little angry about it.
Different times.