Before revision: In schools Medieval representation of a schoolboy spanked with tree branchesDrawing from 1821 representing a school teacher from Rome spanking one of their students Corporal punishment, usually delivered with an implement (such as a paddle or cane) rather than with the open hand, used to be a common form of school discipline in many countries, but it is now banned in most of the Western World.
After revision: on his bare buttIn schools Medieval representation of a schoolboy spanked with tree branchesDrawing from 1821 representing a school teacher from Rome spanking one of their students Corporal punishment, usually delivered with an implement (such as a paddle or cane) rather than with the open hand, used to be a common form of school discipline in many countries, but it is now banned in most of the Western World.