Now here is the punishment that made you behave.
If you didn’t take the caning you undoubtedly deserved then you would be expelled.
The cane was used frequently and no one minded, not parents, not pupils. The punishment that you got was actually up to you. If you complied with the minor punishments all was well and good, if you didn’t you were caned. It wasn’t the pinnacle of punishment. By not complying with the original punishment you actually opted to take a caning. The school didn’t mind, parents didn’t mind, and you clearly preferred to take a caning.
Very few were ever expelled, whod want to go that horrid Sec Mod. So you took your caning and were actually grateful that you’d been caned rather than expelled