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Date Posted: 10:10:54 11/29/05 Tue
Author: Thomas
Subject: Re: The Strap Again
In reply to: Nancy 's message, "Re: The Strap Again" on 08:13:46 11/29/05 Tue

>Thomas, where was this strap room in the school?
>
>I ask because my mother was a school principal and her
>school had a strap room too. It was a room next to
>the nurses office and had a small couch, an easy chair
>and a desk in it. The strap was kept in the top
>drawer of the desk. Teachers all had the right to
>either take a student and give them the strap, or,
>send them to the office for the strap, in which case
>either my mother, or the school nurse, would apply the
>strap. In the rare event both my mother and the nurse
>were unavailable, which would happen during events
>like Field Day, then Mrs. Oaks, the school secretary
>would administer the strapping.

The strap room was on the second floor, across the hall from the office. When you were taken there you'd be put in the room while the teacher went into the office where, among other things, your parents were called. When she came back the strap would be in her hand, the door would be closed, and soon afterwards the strap would be landing on your outstretched palm.

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[> [> [> Re: The Strap Again -- Nancy, 07:43:40 12/01/05 Thu [1]

Hi Thomas. I guess we weren't at the same school. It would have been interesting if you had been strapped by my mother! I remember the feel of that strap landing on my palms. Several teachers were fast strappers: whap, whap, whap to get it finished. Mom always paused between whacks though to let the last one sink in. There was always a short period of not feeling anything and then the sting would build. Mom liked to let the sting build.

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