Switch (corporal punishment)
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A switch is a flexible rod which is typically used for corporal punishment.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Switching is similar to birching.
Punitive switching
Switches are typically made of strong and flexible wood such as hazel, birch, or hickory.Template:Citation needed Willow branches are also used, as well as branches from strong trees and large shrubs. Switches are often from a garden or an orchard nearby, or taken from the wild. In the Southeastern United States, fresh-cut, flexible cane (Arundinaria) is commonly used.Template:Citation needed
The tamarind switch (in Creole English tambran switch) is a judicial birch-like instrument for corporal punishment made from three tamarind rods, braided and oiled, used long after independence in the Commonwealth Caribbean island states of Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>Template:Verification failed
In the 20th and 21st centuries the use of corporal punishment has been criticized, in both North America and Europe.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
See also
- Caning
- Birching
- Corporal punishment in the home
- Judicial corporal punishment
- School corporal punishment
- Switchgrass
- Switchcane