I always imagined such things happened only in our Asian countries. I mean I can't imagine kids in America and UK going through such punishments openly. I remember too back then as kids hearing from our cousins abroad how teachers never dare use such disciplinary measures like corporal punishment and that how if they do the school is sued, and all we could think of was "wow"! and yes in many village schools in SL its still definitely practiced widely though most major schools have abolished these so called methods of disciplining ,Alhamdullilah, including boys only schools which always had the worst offenders.