Caning with a heavy judicial rattan as used in Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei can leave scars for years if a large number of strokes are inflicted. a b Torney, Kathryn (27 June 2003). "Ulster schools defying slap ban". Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011 . Retrieved 18 May 2011. Finally, he'd told her that she must limit any punishment to no more than six strokes, although this could be extended by a maximum of three 'extras' if the victim interrupted the punishment by putting her hands in the way or standing up. I have researched the accounts of ‘the Lady With the Birch’ as well as I can. I have narrowed its location down to Oakfield Road, in Clifton, near Bristol. A rather well to do and respected residential district. I have scoured as many Victorian photographs of dwellings in that typical middle class suburban district as I can find, here is one of Rokeby House.

CORPORAL PUNISHMENT OF SCHOOLGIRLS". aristasia.net. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018 . Retrieved 17 March 2020. Then he'd told her to take a few practice strokes against the cushion and when he was satisfied, he shook her hand, congratulated her on her appointment, and dismissed her.Until relatively recently it had also been common in Australia (now banned in public schools, and abolished in practice by the vast majority of all independent schools), [14] New Zealand (banned from 1990), [15] and South Africa (banned in public and private schools alike from 1996). [16] In the UK, all corporal punishment in private schools was banned in 1999 for England and Wales, [17] 2000 in Scotland, [18] [19] and 2003 in Northern Ireland. [20] Malaysia [ edit ] Caning was a common form of judicial punishment and official school discipline in many parts of the world in the 19th and 20th centuries. Corporal punishment (with a cane or any other implement) has now been outlawed in much, but not all, of Europe. [2] However, caning remains legal in numerous other countries in home, school, religious, judicial or military contexts, and is also in common use [3] in some countries where it is no longer legal.

At the approved schools between 1933 and 1970, the normal maximum number of strokes was eight for boys of 15 and over, and six for boys and girls below that age. In particular, boys who absconded were typically given a maximum caning of 8 strokes on the clothed bottom immediately on return to the school, and a 1971 statistical study found that this could be an effective deterrent. [55] In modern-day schools [ edit ] A picture showing the marks left on a female student's palm after being caned Jamil, Syauqi (24 June 2019). "Secondary schoolgirl left with red welts on arms and legs after caning". The Star. Kuala Lumpur. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019 . Retrieved 26 June 2019. This is about two very naughty, very haughty young Victorian Ladies, deemed out of control by their ‘well to do’ parents. Charlotte and Samantha. Morrell, Robert (2001). From Boys to Gentlemen: Settler masculinity in Colonial Natal, 1880-1920. Pretoria: Unisa Press. p.65. ISBN 978-1-86888-151-2.Think about this for a while, a Victorian Lady, with her own finishing school, especially for the naughtiest of girls. Where birching and other forms of corporal punishment are used, at her discretion. To correct them and turn them into ‘fine young ladies’ A real woman, paid to punish naughty young ladies…into their early twenties. It’s quite something isn’t it? The Education Outlook. London: S. Birch. 59: 31–32. 1906. OCLC 291230258. {{ cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= ( help) a b c "United Kingdom: Corporal punishment in reformatories and youth institutions". World Corporal Punishment Research. 2019. Archived from the original on 1 December 2019 . Retrieved 17 November 2019. Bachelard, Michael (7 May 2014). "Aceh woman, gang-raped by vigilantes for alleged adultery, now to be flogged". The Age. Melbourne. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014 . Retrieved 7 May 2014.

Lau Lee Sze (29 November 2007). "Girls should be caned too but do it right". The Star. Kuala Lumpur. Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Flagellation was so common in England as punishment that caning, along with spanking and whipping, are called "the English vice". [1] Caning can also be done consensually as a part of BDSM. Corporal punishment at children's homes was less severe. The Administration of Children's Homes Regulations 1951 (S.O. No 1217) provided that children under 10 should be punished only on their hands either by the headmaster or in his presence and direction. Caning Students, still!". The Daily Star. Dhaka. 11 April 2011. Archived from the original on 11 April 2011 . Retrieved 15 April 2011. The Journal of Mental Science. London: Churchill. 68: 221. 1922. ISSN 0368-315X. {{ cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= ( help)

I have read the interview by the reporter, where Mrs Walters describes her birchings, the number of strokes, the screaming girls, how they react and eventually accept the birch, and are grateful for it mastering them etc etc I have found this news paper account, I hope you can read it! …it is the start of our story…we answer it, and send our two very naughty unruly girls to her. Thomas Edward Murray; Thomas R. Murrell (1989). The Language of Sadomasochism: A Glossary and Linguistic Analysis. ABC-CLIO. pp.23–. ISBN 978-0-313-26481-8. A series of letters followed, describing their ways , their need of correction, and after agreeing fees, paid in advance for two years, she has agreed to take them, and to turn them into ‘Young Ladies of Fine Standing’, to be proud of.