Corporal Punishment in Primary Schools.

LETHAL LADY · 14-03-2012 01:46AM #1

I thought it was a thing of the past, what with the new techniques for dealing with an "excitable" child, but lately, to my annoyance, I have learnt of a sickly sweet teacher, who hands out slaps on the back of the hand for her punishment.
This punishment is purely doled out against the boys in the classroom. On the face of it she seems lovely. Should I blow her cover?

hondasam · 14-03-2012 01:48AM

Do you really need to start another thread to ask this question? If you are that concerned you should report her to her superiors or the gardai.

strobe · 14-03-2012 01:48AM

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

I thought it was a thing of the past, what with the new techniques for dealing with an "excitable" child, but lately, to my annoyance, I have learnt of a sickly sweet teacher, who hands out slaps on the back of the hand for her punishment.
This punishment is purely doled out against the boys in the classroom. On the face of it she seems lovely. Should I blow her cover?

Yes. Yes you should.

micropig · 14-03-2012 01:48AM

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

I thought it was a thing of the past, what with the new techniques for dealing with an "excitable" child, but lately, to my annoyance, I have learnt of a sickly sweet teacher, who hands out slaps on the back of the hand for her punishment.
This punishment is purely doled out against the boys in the classroom. On the face of it she seems lovely. Should I blow her cover?

Yes, report her, why wouldn't you?

LETHAL LADY · 14-03-2012 01:50AM

micropig wrote: »

Yes, report her, why wouldn't you?

Lets just say that I only have word of mouth, coupled with vivid imaginations.

44leto · 14-03-2012 01:51AM

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

I thought it was a thing of the past, what with the new techniques for dealing with an "excitable" child, but lately, to my annoyance, I have learnt of a sickly sweet teacher, who hands out slaps on the back of the hand for her punishment.
This punishment is purely doled out against the boys in the classroom. On the face of it she seems lovely. Should I blow her cover?

Ohh I know and she charges a fortune for the service, but I am a bad bold boy.

playpink · 14-03-2012 01:52AM

just deal with it....get the gardai involved? "oh my son got a slap on his hand" fukin hell theese forums are the pits... or im in a twilight zone...

uch · 14-03-2012 01:52AM

The only way to deal with an "excitable" child is to clatter them behind the ear, like we used to get in school, never did people of my generation any harm

micropig · 14-03-2012 01:53AM

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

Lets just say that I only have word of mouth, coupled with vivid imaginations.

Ah, well that's shakey ground, if you had proof.....

but if you're really concerned report her and let the department investigate from there, talk to other parents, see if they have the same story etc

LETHAL LADY · 14-03-2012 01:53AM

hondasam wrote: »

Do you really need to start another thread to ask this question? If you are that concerned you should report her to her superiors or the gardai.

So you dont question anything, you just respond.

Insect Overlord · 14-03-2012 01:54AM

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

Lets just say that I only have word of mouth, coupled with vivid imaginations.

In that case, you've come to the right place...

playpink · 14-03-2012 01:55AM

"blow her cover" come on she wasnt involved in a tiger kidnapping, jesus just be the adult and stand up for ur kid

cloptrop · 14-03-2012 01:55AM

Dig a big hole on the other side of the yellow line, You know the yellow line , every yard had one you werent allowed cross.
Bury the kids in there op , tar mac hides all wounds.

44leto · 14-03-2012 01:56AM

uch wrote: »

The only way to deal with an "excitable" child is to clatter them behind the ear, like we used to get in school, never did people of my generation any harm

Well now you feel it is right to clatter a child behind the ear,, so it might have.

hondasam · 14-03-2012 01:56AM

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

So you dont question anything, you just respond.

If I thought some teacher was hitting children in school I would report it. Is it true or not? what have you done about it?

cloptrop · 14-03-2012 02:00AM

Tell the local priest, this is the system that has worked in Ireland for years dont go meddling in it now.

smokedeels · 14-03-2012 02:02AM

When my primary school principle realised he had got a bit rough with a student, he'd pay them off with chocolate.

I think it was fair trade and it didn't happen often, we weren't a school full of traumatised fat kids.

LETHAL LADY · 14-03-2012 02:02AM

hondasam wrote: »

If I thought some teacher was hitting children in school I would report it. Is it true or not? what have you done about it?

What I am talking about is a rap against the back of the hand. It is nothing obvious that leaves a mark but simply something to control the class. I am not there so how can I report something if I have no proof.

micropig · 14-03-2012 02:03AM

cloptrop wrote: »

Tell the local priest, this is the system that has worked in Ireland for years dont go meddling in it now.

guitarzero · 14-03-2012 02:07AM

strobe wrote: »

Yes. Yes you should.

Stop. Stop doing that:mad:.

hondasam · 14-03-2012 02:08AM

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

What I am talking about is a rap against the back of the hand. It is nothing obvious that leaves a mark but simply something to control the class. I am not there so how can I report something if I have no proof.

Your attitude is the same as years ago, teacher is always right etc.
Someone must have told you, ask the parents of the children involved, if the teacher is innocent she will not mind if the parents talk to her. I cannot stand this I have no proof, why bother bringing it up then?

cloptrop · 14-03-2012 02:12AM

Im tired of this country going all pussy lately , ask yourself what would padraig nally do , then go and do it,
My hairdresser took a bit too much off the fringe the other day , I asked meself what the nally fella would do , then I slept in the stable for a week for fear theyd come back and get me.

LETHAL LADY · 14-03-2012 02:15AM

hondasam wrote: »

Your attitude is the same as years ago, teacher is always right etc.
Someone must have told you, ask the parents of the children involved, if the teacher is innocent she will not mind if the parents talk to her. I cannot stand this I have no proof, why bother bringing it up then?

My sources are real, dont try to surmise it with a Paul Williams outlook. God forbid, if I had to take the stand, hand on heart, the story I am telling is 100% true.

guitarzero · 14-03-2012 02:17AM

I think teachers should really remember how f*cking awful it is for a child to be under such controlled conditions for such long periods of time. There was always a few loose cannons in class and looking back they were just right, f*ck these miserable c*nts who teach our kids to adhere to authority, do what their told and inhibit curiosity.

cloptrop · 14-03-2012 02:21AM

In all honesty though op all messing aside if I thought there was even the slightest chance a teacher was hitting one of my kids Id go in and beat the piss out of him/her in the class room and I havnt been anyways violent since my youth , I think it is important to go tell the parents or the principal , probably the principal .
Or just grab the little skank by the throat and tell her you dont appreciate her methods of teaching .

Millicent · 14-03-2012 02:21AM

playpink wrote: »

just deal with it....get the gardai involved? "oh my son got a slap on his hand" fukin hell theese forums are the pits... or im in a twilight zone...

Are you serious? There's a suspicion that a teacher is routinely and covertly disciplining children in a banned manner and you're complaining about the thread? OP, contact the principal and go from there.

Musefan · 14-03-2012 02:23AM

Under children's first guidelines, mandatory reporting of any abuse (physical, sexual or otherwise) is encouraged. You are encouraged to believe the child in all of these situations, regardless of whether you have witnessed it yourself.

In a couple of months when these guidelines become statutory, OP would be legally obliged to report and could be punished is they do not report an incident.

Source: I am involved with the ISPCC.

LETHAL LADY · 14-03-2012 02:23AM

guitarzero wrote: »

I think teachers should really remember how f*cking awful it is for a child to be under such controlled conditions for such long periods of time. There was always a few loose cannons in class and looking back they were just right, f*ck these miserable c*nts who teach our kids to adhere to authority, do what their told and inhibit curiosity.

You are 100% right and its eggsfookingzactly what I mean.;)

susita06 · 14-03-2012 02:24AM

Op I am a bit confused - you said to
your annoyance you hear of the teacher slapping children which suggests you disagree however when another poster said report it you questioned this ?!

hondasam · 14-03-2012 02:26AM

LETHAL LADY wrote: »

My sources are real, dont try to surmise it with a Paul Williams outlook. God forbid, if I had to take the stand, hand on heart, the story I am telling is 100% true.

What are you going to do about it? will you report it because if you don't you are just as bad as the teacher who is hitting the children. Sorry.

uch · 14-03-2012 02:27AM

44leto wrote: »

Well now you feel it is right to clatter a child behind the ear,, so it might have.

Nah you see, when I was in school in the 80's if a pupil got out of order they got a slap, we accepted it because we knew the line that we did'nt cross, but now if they cross the line there is Fk all a teacher can do, so no punishment means continue what you're doing

Corporal Punishment in Primary Schools.

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