When I was growing up teachers would slap kids.....
In the 60's/70's teachers would happily slap you for no reason at all! The worst thing was that you had to hide this fact from your parents because they would then hit you for misbehaving in school. In those days teachers would hit you for not finishing your lunch, I am being totally serious.
I cannot live without my life! I cannot live without my soul....... Heathcliff, Wuthering Heights