2) A whole class is given what some here may call a ‘fun caning’ by another lady (RE or geography?). This consisted of each pupil in turn, boys and girls, receiving a single moderate stroke on their backside. Although the class punishment was unfair (I think it was for underperformance in a home map coloring exercise), the kids all seemed to laugh it off. NB The English boy, as instructed by his parents, avoided the punishment.
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