Tawse Tawse The tawse, sometimes formerly spelled taws (the plural of Scots taw, a thong of a whip) is an implement used for corporal punishment. It was used for educational discipline, primarily in Scotland, but also in schools in the English cities of Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Manchester and Walsall. A tawse consists of a strip of leather, with one end split into a number of tails. The thickness of the leather and the number of tails is variable. Many Scottish saddlers made tawses for local schoolmasters. The official name "tawse" was hardly ever used in conversation by either teachers or
Corporal punishment in Florida punishment."[2] With this put in place, this gives teachers the authority to administer Corporal Punishment as long as they follow the guidelines the principal has set forth for that particular school. The Chapter provides more guidelines that the school districts must follow in order to administer corporal punishment to students properly. "The 2015 Florida Statutes". Online Sunshine. Retrieved July 5, 2016. Corporal punishment in Florida Corporal punishment has been removed throughout many states within the US but there are still 19 states that have continued the practice of corporal punishment. Florida is one of the states that as of 2016