Did Hogwarts PHYSICALLY Punish Students? - Harry Potter Theory

Welcome to Harry Potter Theory. Today we're discussing Hogwarts and the topic of PUNISHMENT. How are bad students PUNISHED? If you don’t know already, corporal punishment is an old system of punishment that was actually surprisingly common in the school system- that is, until it was banned in 1986 (in the UK at least). Other countries went on to ban it at different points in time, and I think that it may actually still be allowed in some places.It’s also worth mentioning that corporal punishment also exists outside of the school system, however the school system will be the focal point of this video. Corporal punishment involves inflicting physical pain upon someone- and in a school setting it would be administered when students failed to pay attention, or gave professors flak. Though not restricted to these methods, common methods of inflicting pain would involve spanking or paddling- both of which are completely unacceptable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices