The office always had a student runner, who would then take the orange card to the male or female gym teacher’s office and put it up on a corkboard outside their door,
so anyone in gym class could see who was going to get paddled that day.
Gym class was only held three times a week,
so in many cases, you might have to wait until the next day to receive your punishment.
In any case, the countdown to gym class was a horror –
every minute that ticked off the clock meant you were closer to having your butt roasted.
Finally, when you went to gym class,
you would find your orange card on the cork board and hand it to your gym teacher.
The boys were punished by Mr Reynolds and the girls by Miss Cuthbert.