Mr Krueger, principal of the school for 19 years, said using the cane on a child “depended on the circumstances”.
“If kids are persistent and we have tried every other avenue, it will be administered if parents request it. We haven’t used it for a couple of years,” he said.
“I’ve had many kids come back to me and say ‘Thank you for giving me the cane’.”
After the interview with Mr Krueger, the school’s board of directors contacted The Sunday Mail and said the cane had been banned at the school because of “negative publicity” but declined to say when the decision had been made.