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How did school teachers punished students?

A classmate used profanity in class. He was required to chew on a piece of soap ("washing out the mouth with soap"). He was suspended from school for two weeks.

A schoolmate mischievously activated the school's fire alarm, which resulted in all of the students and teachers quickly leaving the building and assembling in the schoolyard. In the presence of the students and teachers, the schoolmate received a stern lecture from the fire chief.  The student was suspended from school for two weeks.

A cousin went to a private school run by a religious organization. The teacher punished students by using a thick stick to slap the open palms of the student's hand.  

Posted - June 21, 2021

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  • 581
    We where to go talk to the principal.
      June 21, 2021 6:45 PM MDT
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  • Anything else apart from being sent to the principal's office?  Any punishment at all? 
      June 21, 2021 6:56 PM MDT
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  • 581
    Not for me.  I knew what he wanted to hear.  For others, they would get detention.
      June 21, 2021 7:07 PM MDT
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  • 52905

     

      (where were)

      June 21, 2021 7:35 PM MDT
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  • 581
    Eye sea yew donut lit ah miss take bayou. This post was edited by ONeg-84 at June 22, 2021 7:48 AM MDT
      June 21, 2021 9:05 PM MDT
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  • 10451
    Teachers were only aloud to keep students after school or give them extra homework for punishment. Cheers!
      June 21, 2021 6:59 PM MDT
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  • 52905

     

      (aloud allowed)

      June 21, 2021 7:03 PM MDT
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  • 10451
    What do you want for nothing? A rubber biscuit?
      June 21, 2021 7:22 PM MDT
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  • 13251
    Some new material.
      June 21, 2021 8:17 PM MDT
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  • 10451
    Wrigley Field?
      June 21, 2021 8:21 PM MDT
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  • 13251
    That's better, at least it's different!
      June 21, 2021 10:43 PM MDT
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  • 10037
    No, he's used it before and I've liked it before.  LOL! 
      June 22, 2021 8:22 PM MDT
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  • The punishment for students in my posting took place during the 1950's.  Perhaps the school that you went to was of a different era, or the school would only permit punishment like extra homework or for the student to stay after school.  
      June 21, 2021 7:08 PM MDT
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  • 10451
    Before the 70s or 80s principal's in Canada were allowed to slap kids on the hands with a leather belt. Cheers!
      June 21, 2021 7:42 PM MDT
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  • 52905

     

      (principal’s principals)

    In the context of your sentence, the plural noun is what you’re trying to express, as evidenced by the verb “were” that follows it as opposed to the verb “was”, but by using the apostrophe, you have inadvertently changed the plural noun to a singular possessive noun. 

      June 21, 2021 11:13 PM MDT
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  • 10451
    What do you want for nothing? A rubber biscuit?
      June 21, 2021 11:32 PM MDT
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  • 13251
    punished punish students
      June 21, 2021 8:18 PM MDT
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  • I thank you for the information.  I make mistakes because English is my second language. This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at June 22, 2021 10:40 PM MDT
      June 22, 2021 7:54 AM MDT
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  • 44176
    Here is how your examples would work today: The soap one, the teacher would be suspended. The second one, the fire alarm, the student would be suspended and possibly the parents would have to pay for the fire truck call. The third one...teacher suspension.

    I never physically punished a student. That is bad juju. My standard punishments, based on the offense, ranged from giving a stern warning, to having the student removed from the classroom with a disciplinary referral. I have had to physically break up students trying to starting fights. I once suspended three students from doing labs because of numerous safety violations.
      June 22, 2021 7:35 AM MDT
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  • Thanks for the information as to what happens today versus what the punishment was for students during the 1950's. 
      June 22, 2021 7:58 AM MDT
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  • 313
    the teachers send a student to the principal office, call their parents.

      June 22, 2021 12:44 PM MDT
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  • 32536
    For the worst offenses Suspension. Sometimes in school and sometimes not. 
    For minor things. Lose recess (grade school). Being kept after class. 
    Writing sentences. 
      June 22, 2021 12:47 PM MDT
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  • 16202
    I was a pretty good student. Some of my classmates were caned. 70s.
      June 22, 2021 9:04 PM MDT
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  • 44176
    In other words...you didn't get caught.
      June 23, 2021 6:44 AM MDT
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