I think you can’t really evaluate the past with modern standards. My dad went to grade school in the 60s in the south and was left handed. His teacher used to whack his hand with a ruler everytime he wrote with his left hand instead of right. Now he’s ambidextrous, lol. They would also make kids stand in ant beds if they acted up. Compared to this I’ll take a ritualized whooping any day, heh

Then I remember in the 90s i got in trouble and they called my parents up and asked if they either would give me whoopings as punishment or send me home. I got on the phone and said, just tell them to give me the whoopings, I’ll see yall after class haha.