Kes. (1969) Headmaster Punishes School kids

Considering none of these were proper actors, this scene is(and the whole film) is a real kitchen sink tour de force. Actual Corporal Punishment old school style. According to a Radio 4 interview, the kids were indeed caned by the headmaster. Each was paid an additional 50p for his troubles. The tears from the last kid are genuine.

Dir Ken Loach.

[voiskumbeaver]

All those watching this clip and saying it's a deterrent seem to have missed Grice saying "...Knowing full well you'll be back for it time and time again"
Some deterrent.

[martinpeters]

I went to school in the 1960s, corporal punishment was normal back then, the punishment was carried out by the school secretary with the cane, usually there were between 8 and 16 strokes with the cane on the bare bottom 0:11

[petercdowney]

Fun fact: The boys were actually paid to have the cane for real!

[pastorbri]

Teachers had the power to hurt children is scary!

[PuppiesTheHand]

Nah the court of laws in this school 💀😭😩💀

[MANGAKA__]

This is nothing compared to what we got in middle school in Nigeria 😂
Seven strokes on one palm and we still wont move an inch

[davrosify]

Back in my day the teacher sent us either outside or in the hall and have another teacher witness it. My special ed teacher popped me and another boy twice for failing a test. If I knew then what I know now that teacher would have been fired

[movieclipmicrocosm]

This certainly doesn't happen any more. I think it was banned in the UK around the mid 80's.

[MBGolfer]

This should still be used in schools. Maybe teachers would not be quitting by the thousands if kids were disciplined. Spanking needs to come back.

[theradgegadgie]

The kids might actually have been really caned in this scene, but Mr Gryce here is hardly laying it on thick. He's not putting much elbow into it.

[WesleyGathage]

Where I'm from, we were caned with water pipes seven times on the backside.

[ssteadygossteadygo]

Is he really beating boys hands?!!!! 😢

[luishurtadoacosta]

Si vuelves a castigar a los Niños Lo denuncia por Maltrato Infantil y Escolar

[joshuaverran]

I might sound harsh and old fashioned but that's what kids of today need there so spoiled and lack respect these days.

[woRstbB]

Banned? Weak. I used to get canned weekly in front of assembly at school.

[jagdishprajapati]

This also existed in India before 1 AD.

[garrysmith]

All you strange people reminiscing on being caned. Weird.

[DrCruel]

Wouldn't work in Ireland. The lads would try to roll him for smokes.

[nikkiseale]

Why hit on hands?? They have butts for a reason

[sbaker]

This is not allowed todays generation,