Surprisingly, he managed to get agreement from most (or all) of the Moms. I think 2 were detailed in court.
The first where the girl was punished alone in her bedroom, lying across a chair, and the second where the mother was present. Interestingly, with the second girl, the first slippering didn’t have the required affect (shades of ‘Helston’, I guess tears are really important to these ‘teachers’). The Mother, however, declined the ‘thoughtful’ offer to repeat the slippering.
Now, what really ‘floated the tabloids boats’ was that the slipperings were given ‘knickers down’, and even worse, afterwards the teacher rubbed the ointment into their bared buttocks.
Our ‘hero’ got his just desserts when confronted by one of the fathers. Literally on his knees (so it was reported) the teacher begged for his post-curriculum activities to be forgiven and forgotten!
Surprise, surprise, he pleaded not guilty in court, although he was convicted, and given a mild slap on the wrist!