School trips

[MANBEAR]

Only trip I had in school was to the headmaster

[Vivc113]

I wonder why?!?!

[bonzo]

Jings, mind the belt? Worse thing they ever done was get rid of it.

[5siamese7]

Jings, mind the belt? Worse thing they ever done was get rid of it.

Don't you mean did. If you think that's the way to treat children then you need help.

[bonzo]

Why is that? You DID something wrong you got 2 of the belt you learned a lesson. Now kids do something wrong they get suspended or expelled. I'd take the belt any day of the week.

[Meg]

Why is that? You DID something wrong you got 2 of the belt you learned a lesson. Now kids do something wrong they get suspended or expelled. I'd take the belt any day of the week.

South Ayrshire has a policy of "non exclusion" - not sure about the other Ayrshires - and expulsion is no longer allowed in Scottish schools.

Meg

[5siamese7]

I want to live in a civilised society not to go back to the dark ages.

[bonzo]

That's good to know meg. In my younger siblings day people were getting suspended left right and centre.

[morag]

Why is that? You DID something wrong you got 2 of the belt you learned a lesson. Now kids do something wrong they get suspended or expelled. I'd take the belt any day of the week.

In my Catholic school days you could get the belt for breathing! Classic memory Jim Clark of Saltcoats(think he was an football player?) versus Sister Brian...Jim, about 2 feet taller, got called out to get the belt, held out his hand, just as 'wee bree' swatted he took his hand away. This went on several times, him standing there, sardonic smile, totally enjoying it, the rest of us trying not to laugh out loud. Eventually we did, as did wee bree, sent him back to his seat!

[bonzo]

Why is that? You DID something wrong you got 2 of the belt you learned a lesson. Now kids do something wrong they get suspended or expelled. I'd take the belt any day of the week.

In my Catholic school days you could get the belt for breathing! Classic memory Jim Clark of Saltcoats(think he was an football player?) versus Sister Brian...Jim, about 2 feet taller, got called out to get the belt, held out his hand, just as 'wee bree' swatted he took his hand away. This went on several times, him standing there, sardonic smile, totally enjoying it, the rest of us trying not to laugh out loud. Eventually we did, as did wee bree, sent him back to his seat!

Hahaha morag that made me laugh. It just makes me think of the blues brothers when they go to see the fat penguin

[morag]

Well, she wasn't fat, did have the penguin outfit though!

[bonzo]

Hahaha my schooling was on the other side but nuns for some reason have always given me the fear.