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Comment on I have seen a lot of movies where the Catholic School Nuns smack a students hand for being disruptive or something is this a trope or a real something? Like most notable in Blues Brothers

IWW4@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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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swelter_spark@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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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- IWW4@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ 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.
  
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