School Paddling Memories
Briarwood
Christian School, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Beth
Mann
These stories make me laugh. a lot.
I went to Briarwood K4 - 12th grade and got paddled frequently
for talking as well. From Ms McLauren (4k) to Ms McCoun, they all
gave me licks. The worst one I remember was with Ms Thompson I
think. She was the PE teacher sometime before Ms Mcoun and Ms
Fleming. It was in 3rd or 4th grade before we dressed out for PE.
So, the girls would wear shorts under their skirts for recess.
She paddled me once (with a paddle that had the drill holes -
ouch!), and then realized that I had on shorts under my skirt.
Those had to go - too many barriers between the 'rod of
instruction' and my rear end.
Kathryn
Petras Shields
I only attended Briarwood thru the
1rst grade, but even in that short time...I managed it. I beleive
it was Mrs. Trammel? I was in K5, and I got paddled for allegedly
being mean to this other kid. This "other kid" by the
way, was the class bully, and she was about two times my
size...possibly three, and she was telling one of my friends that
she was too poor to go to Briarwood,...so I told her she was too
fat to go to Briarwood, she cried...a lot, and thus I got paddled
for defending my friend. One of my "finest hour" type
moments actually :-)
Julie
Baker
I think I made it through my first
year at Briarwood (5th grade) without being paddled, but only
because I was in Ms. Helton's class and not Mrs. Bickford's. I
know I was paddled by Mr. Walden in 6th grade but I honestly
cannot remember why. In Jr. High, Ms. Leachman sent me to Mr.
Inman to be paddled for answering a question in class without
raising my hand. And then there was Debbie!!!! How is it possible
that no one has mentioned Debbie Flemming yet? I don't know how
many times we were paddled by her. And I say "we"
because it always seemed that if one person in the
"group" did anything wrong, we were all getting paddled
(you know who you are!!). My last paddling was actually in
HIGHSCHOOL P.E. class. I was given a choice between D-Hall and
paddling. What I remember most is being asked to move away from
the wall because the coach didn't have enough room for a good
swing!!
Christi-Ann
Bono
Oh these are great! I was there
from k-4 till high school graduation. I know I got one in
kindergarten! I was so upset. Then, in junior high (I think) from
Ms. McCown..."stop look and listen!" I remember being
taken into the girl's bathroom with someone else during P.E.
class, but can't remember what we did.
Maryellen
Bates
Ok, I am guessing that I'm older
than most of you. I just remember opting for paddling instead of
detention. Many many times during elementary/junior high. Usually
for chewing gum. Or backtalking. I am quite amused. Coach Young's
paddlings were legend.
Leah Wallace Anderson
Mrs. Walters for stealing someone's
Erasermate and lying about it. Miss McCoun for being generally
obnoxious in PE. both were done with a teacher witness and only
if front of them.
Amy
Huntington
Miss Finney, the gym teacher, for
being late to class. It was either 5th or 6th grade. I had stayed
late at the library to help the librarian re-shelf books, so had
a written excuse for being late to Gym. Miss Finney didn't care,
and had me bend over and grab my ankles for my paddling. There
was no teacher witness, but everyone in the girls and boys gym
classes got an eyeful!
Gretchen
Burwick Scoleri
Yep! I got it from Ken Walden, who
was SOOOO paddle happy. I was really a good girl, too, in school.
I think I was maybe talking in class, and he said,
"Burwick" and had me come up to the front of the
classroom, yes, the front, and smacked me right there. The
embarrassment was worse than the physical pain. Of course, my
parents were mad, but I don't think they ever said anything!
Natalie
Nix Britt
I was paddled by Mrs. Bickford in
the 5th grade for talking in the bathroon. I was new to Briarwood
and a little shy, and I was so mortified! I was paddled in the
EIGHTH grade by the gym teacher with Shannon Smith and Heather
Hampe. It hurt so bad! We put cold water in the sinks in the
locker room and sat in the sinks and cried. That was courtesy of
Joel Inman who sent us to get paddled because we did not want to
watch The movie "Holocaust". He said we could have an
"F" in English or get paddled. We chose the paddling,
and all of our parents were mad when we told them about it!
These stories are hilarious! The good old Briarwood days!!!!
Ruth
Holton Spencer
I don't know whether to be proud or
ashamed to be in this group - I'll go w/ proud. I got paddled
about every other year - ALWAYS for talking. I know that will
shock all of you. Mrs. Trammell paddled me in 3rd. In 5th grade,
Mrs. Bickford's whole class got paddled - 1 after the other. I
think Mr. Walden was the witness. The door would open and they
would call "next." Only 1 kid got out of that paddling
- she was a missionary kid from Mexico (can't remember her name),
but she was absolutely talking too & should have been
paddled. I can't remember, but the class-wide paddling might have
happened more than 1 time. In 7th grade, I got paddled in P.E.
for a "bad attitude". I almost got out of it, but Mrs.
Leachman (the witness) told me I did deserve it. I think that was
it for me. I'm surprised that there weren't more times. (Do you
notice that Mrs. Leachman and Mr. Walden are a running theme in
several of these incidents?)
Lockett
LaGroue
Billy, this is GREAT! I'm laughing
so hard I almost fell out of the chair. My one and only incident
occured in the 5th or 6th grade, courtesy of Mr. Walden.
Punishment for laughing and talking to Mindy Chandler during a
fire drill. Mrs. Leachman was out there, too, and topped it all
off with a chipper admonition to "Be a blessing!" as we
walked back into the classroom.
Christina
Dianne Crabtree
I'm loving reading all these
stories! Oh, Briarwood...I too was a victim of this punishment.
Going to Briarwood from K4 - 12th grade, I'm lucky that it was
only once....unlike Justin Cox (thanks for the stories, Justin!
I'm sure my brother was right beside you for most of those!).
K-4, Karen Smith's class (she was even one of my mom's friends!)
- I was in the "quiet chair" for talking too much
already - then I started talking to someone else who was in a
quiet chair across the room. Anyone who knows me would be simply
amazed that I was a talker as a child. Haha! Anyway, ended up
getting paddled for it....fun times!