Teachers physical violence
was commonplace at school in the 70's especially the twisting hairpulling, throwing blackboard rubbers and they could do serious damage, slaps were commonplace. I had a full blooded whack across my face when I was 11 all because I expressed sympathy when some older boys were cheeking him (Bobby Glynn, you sad cunting twat)in a corridor. It was accepted that teachers could get away with this, clearly no anger management and a culture where you would be caned for the slightest thing like not doing homework.
To be fair quite a few teachers were against using it and the better ones were able to deal with an unruly class without resort to physical assualt. It was the shit and dissapointed, the boderline psychopaths and inadequates that enjoyed the control and intimidation on children who could not fight back. cunts the lot of them.
When I was 5 at infant school in Scotland I had the 'taws' a leather strap 5 times across the hand for some minor infringement, as I remember a commonplace event which is now greivous bodily harm and a jail sentence today.
Happy fucking days.
(nimrodihnio making gravy for one., Fri 30 Apr 2010, 13:09, 2 replies)

"Happy fucking days"
Indeed. Happy fucking days
(RichardInSydney would like to know why teh date & time is, Fri 30 Apr 2010, 13:11, closed)

Board rubbers
I sat next to Mike Squibbs, and one day the teacher turned round, yelled "Shut Up!!" and threw the board rubber at Mike. It hit him just below the eye. He's probably still got a small scar there.

After that I didn't feel the urge to own up and say that it was me that had been whispering, and not Mike.

Mind you, he was the school vicar.
( shinyshinyscalp less a man, more a way of life, Fri 30 Apr 2010, 16:04, closed)