It was a silly idea really because at the break with the offending boy standing outside the staff room the woodwork teacher checked my story. He found out and the boy who caused the trouble in the first place got two hard whacks across his backside. A prefect found me and I was marched to the deputy head office told to bend over and received my two hard whacks as well. Although it was only two strokes it was really painful
At my school in Southport in the early 60s it was usually the boys that got sent to The Headmaster but occasionally girls including me (twice!!)..