United States, Washington State school paddle labelled "The Educator" hanging in former principal's garage Singapore: secondary student gets two strokes of the cane in front of his class, c.2006 (also video clip) Two youths paddled by, allegedly, their father. UPDATE: It now appears that this clip is from South Africa, not the United States. Extra text added.

Sons of Acting Education Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, aged 10, 12 and 13, shown with their father, who occasionally spanks them, Singapore, 2004 A Texas high-school principal is suspended over allegations that he paddled a student too hard. Bruises are seen. As she climbed the stairs thoughts of her own upbringing and the spankings she had received raced through her mind, what part of her naughty bottom had taught her the most? What words had her Mummy used to send the message home? What advice from her mentors, the W.I. and the Vicar helped her do what was needed? The memories spoke to her…”Spare the rod, spoil the child.”“It is for her own good.”“She will thank you one day.” Singapore, parental punishment cane (incorrectly used to illustrate an article about school caning), 2004

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Abbott, Molly and Freda, aged 12 and 14, caned in front of school, UK, 1948 (poor quality photocopy from microfilm) Canada: TV news item (2007) about a local school board offering parents lessons in how to spank their children. Canada: Sequence of real-life pictures of a teen boy bending over for a paddling at private boarding school, 1974 (also video clips) Volpeliere-Pierrot, Ben, pop star pictured aged 22 in 1987, slippered at UK state boarding school c. 1980

Bridges departed joyfully, and the onlookers grinned at each other. They were going to see the bully and the sneak get just what such fellows deserved. USA: Kouchalakos, Peter, junior high school principal in Florida, pictured with autographed paddles, 1976 Caught on camera at a public swimming pool in present-day Iran, punishment is administered with a flipper by the swim coach. Long was greeted with a howl of delight as he marched slowly and unwillingly into the corridor with the chair of execution.

United States: TV news report (2015) on a Florida father who called on the Sheriff's office to supervise the paddling of his 12-year-old daughter -- a service which, it turned out, they were happy to provide. Malaysia: McGregor, Dr Alistair, former boys' school headmaster, made liberal use of cane, pictured in 1961 with class of students and now aged 74 TV news segment from Tennessee (Dec 2009) about a strange case in which high-school students negotiated to get swats instead of doing their work. Bridges," said Newton, "go to my study and fetch the cane which stands in the corner near the bookcase." A posed reconstruction of a child being spanked is shown over a phone interview in French with a psychologist who helped devise the spanking lessons for parents.

Karen felt aroused slightly, which made her feel even more of a naughty girl. But stood before Mummy as she scolded her was such a mixture of feelings. Her pubic hair had grown, it was now a delightful mixture of light fair hair with a hint of ginger, like her hair. The mirror of the dressing table was behind her, so Mummy could see her bottom, a bottom she was so proud of, like her new breasts, pert, and pleasingly plump. New Zealand: Benson-Pope, David, Education Minister, was a teacher in 1980s, at centre of belated allegations of excessive canings, 2005UK: Court Lees Approved School, subject of official inquiry into excessive corporal punishment of boys, 1967 Murmurs and a few stifled giggles ran around the room. Every girl knew what that meant. So too did the teachers. United States: TV news report (June 2013) about a proposal to reintroduce the punishment paddle in a Texas school district that had abolished it five years previously.