Cane for school kisses

LONDON, Fri. (A.A.P.)— The caning of six London boys for kissing girls at school was mentioned in the House of Commons yesterday.

Mr. Peter Freeman (Labour) asked whether this punishment accorded with regulations and whether the parents were consulted.

The kissing, he observed amid laughter, occurred after school hours.

The master’s action in caning the boys was likely to lead to children doing privately what they did naturally and openly.

The Minister for Education (Mr. Tomlinson) said, he declined to intervene and added: “I should imagine the youngsters thought it was worth it.”

Laughter greeted a remark by Conservative member Sir Thomas Moore, who said: “Surely the real issue is this: Was the kissing worth the caning?”

As published in the Newcastle Sun (Australia), 21 October 1949.

Picture credit: The Hotspur.

Traditional School Discipline