You deserve to be punished severely for this, and as Mrs Simon is the one you have insulted I am going to give you your punishment right here in front of her.” Spanking had been on my mind a lot, though, and on that fateful day a year ago in August, I got up the courage to suggest to Marrianne she might want to give me a good, sound birthday spanking that year. When I finally got out of the shower, I saw Marrianne had hung my bathrobe on the hook inside the bathroom door. I suddenly needed to use the toilet again. Malaysia: Tengku Azuan Tengku Mohamed, award-winning school headmistress, has already caned several boys in her first three weeks at new school, 2005

On a long piece of cardboard, about nine inches wide, was printed the sentence "I am being punished for disobedience". Alison held it up.

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USA: Fiedler, Bobbi, Member of Los Angeles School Board, "takes paddling" for press publicity stunt on reintroduction of school CP, 1980

In came Mrs Smith with Vanessa following behind her. I had seen Mrs Smith around a few times. She was fairly new. Very much a no-nonsense type. Sporty and fit. To all appearances the kind of person who has no real sense of humour. She came into the room and stood there looking concerned. South Africa: unidentified pictures of illegal punishment with plastic ruler (possibly posed but might be real), 2002 Singapore: Suparman Adam, secondary school principal, turned school round with more vigorous enforcement of caning, 2002 Clare said again, “Come on Tom! Don’t worry, I won’t tell mummy, but I might if you don’t let me have a look!” What I find intriguing is that Marriane never touches John’s bare behind herself (except presumably for erotic purposes), yet she has pretty much total control over how frequently and intensively it ends up being blistered by Doris. She can act calm and cool about any misbehavior on his part, yet have him reduced to blubbering tears with his naked buttcheeks blazing, in front of her, with a single phone call.Volpeliere-Pierrot, Ben, pop star pictured aged 22 in 1987, slippered at UK state boarding school c. 1980