As you say it must have been some task to cane 280 boys, maybe the head did it over a week and made some boys wait days for it!
you say:
We decided I would be better off at my local grammar, which I preferred anyway, not least because it was co-ed, unlike the High.
Those are very sound sentiments. There seems to be some evidence that academically pupils of both sexes do better in single-sex schools. Socially, IMHO, it’s no contest. Which school did you attend? Answering is not compulsory!
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