belt spanking is abuse abigail, you cant do anything by todays laws. when i was 14 yrs old i threw a snowball at a teacher and he sent me in to stand in the corridor until he came in, there were others on the corridor waiting for the strap which they took. when it was my turn he picked up a thick cane and told me to put my hand out, i refused stating snowballing was a fun thing to do as we all do it. ha wasnt having that and sent me to the headmaster, he said bend over or you will get expelled, i bent over and he hit me 6 times drawing blood? i had a bruise 9 inches thick, that man should of been jailed.