Memories: Retired Head defends caning for ‘minor offences’

 

The Home Secretary has recently announced his belief that caning should be used ‘as a last resort.’ I totally disagree with him. The cane should be used, moderately and lightly, for minor offences – what I call ‘childish mischief,’ For children, punishment, the penalty for breaking the rule, should follow as closely after the offence as possible – in 1996, a retired headmaster defended the use corporal punishment to keep children in order.

As published in the Hull Daily Mail, 5 December 1996.

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