Originally Posted by mardigras

I was in Jr. high in the mid 70s when corporal punishment was still allowed in public schools. They used to have one of the coaches administer any paddlings. One was this psycho freak who got all into it and custom made paddles out of boards and drilled holes in them so he could hit harder. He would make a student bend over and grab their ankles then swing with both hands like he was playing baseball. 3-5 licks was the minimum, but 10 was not uncommon. Saw him knock someone down from hitting so hard on more than one occasion...