But it was the child Jenny Woods that needed an extra lesson, not the 15 year old girl that apparently stood before me. She was almost my size, and under normal circumstances I would have deemed an over-the-knee-punishment improper. Speaking those words, I stood up and walked around my desk, towards Jenny Woods. And I have decided that I should punish you as such.” Still, you behave like an insolent and cheeky child. I let those words sink in for a few short seconds. “But, Woods, as much as that caning, given here and now, would quite probably teach you a few lessons, I think it would not cure the source of your current streak of misbehaviour.” “Jenny Woods cheeks reddened, her eyes became large. School rules allow me a maximum of a dozen strokes, which you will receive. “Well, I could have you bend over for another good caning, that would be much deserved, don’t you think?” How should I punish a girl, whoose recent encounter with a certain cane has seemingly had no effect on her behaviour?” “Now, Woods, I expect you to answer that question.” Now, what am I going to do with you, Woods?” You have heard the things I have told Caroline Fletcher just last week, and you have just had a good caning. “You knew that non-regulation clothing is strictly forbidden at Wilhemsen, and you full well knew that what you were doing was wrong. At least, she had enough wit to come with a regulation length skirt, certainly not shortened like the one that had earned her this visit. I am not pleased to see you in here again this soon.” I adressed the girl. I smiled inwardly, knowing that she was probably right. But I could see that inside, she was frightened of what was to come. Oh, yes, she looked confident and even a little cocky for someone who didn’t know schoolgirls. But I didn’t think that to be an option now, and I wasn’t to give up on Jenny that quick.Īs she entered my office I could see she was worried. Had the offence been a more serious one (of course, improper uniform and impertinent sassing are not taken lightly here, but they are not like theft, fighting or smoking) I would have had Jenny expelled and sent home with the next ship. And by just letting her off with another good dose of the cane, I knew, I wouldn’t get the full message across. Girls like Jenny Woods needed strict discipline, yes, but a good thrashing was only one part of that. She had already received a severe caning on her last visit, and it positively looked like it hadn’t been enough to teach her a lesson.Īs a headmistress, I know that there are things that cannot be solved by corporal punishment. Only very rarely a pupil had to report to my office twice in such a short time. Now, finally, I am finding the time to complete this series of “Punishment Friday”.
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