These parents would have LOVED the collection of paddles our teachers possessed. Most were crafted in the wood shop with holes drilled in them (to increase hitting speed).
Some had raised Elmer’s Glue with the names of the paddles (Yup - they named them). One had the name in reverse and he’d let you go to the locker room or bathroom and look in the mirror so you could see his handiwork.
It all depends on the context. Did she use scotch tape, easily removable and no skin damage, as more of a joke or did she use something that would tear the skin when removed?
There is just no intelligence in the administration these days.
Our schools shop class competed yearly and let the principal pick the one he would use for the year.
He would exact punishment out in the hallway so everybody in the entire school could hear the cracks