Five swats with a wooden paddle, as still used in thousands of Southern US schools, is enough to get any student’s attention to correct behavior. In Discipline Matters, Belinda Lawson gives a fascinating insight into how corporal punishment is used in schools, and how it’s administered. 10 swats on tight-stretched denim jeans, but she jumps up after five!

Five swats with a wooden paddle, as still used in thousands of Southern US schools, is enough to get any student’s attention to correct behavior. In Discipline Matters, Belinda Lawson gives a fascinating insight into how corporal punishment is used in schools, and how it’s administered. 10 swats on tight-stretched denim jeans, but she jumps up after five!