Fifth Grade Science teacher Mr. Paul would pick you up by the hair,
Seventh grade English teacher Mr. Kelly (private prep school) gave noogies.
We lived.
In my Catholic elementary school in the 50s and 60s, the usual family response to getting manhandled by one of the nuns was that you were in trouble for deserving it and might well be required by your parents to write a note of apology. There were not many repeat offenders and my Catholic high school was notorious for being full of polite and well-behaved kids.