A prefect was sent to tell the Headmaster who arived very quickly with 4 members of staff. All had their belts with them. The doors were barred, silence demanded and the pupils were ordered to form up in lines.a.
The Headmaster, Deputy Head and teachers stood at the top of the hall in front of the stage and, as the rows moved forward, the teachers belted every pupil present (there would be about 120) before sending them out to the playground. Quite a sight.
The school I was referring to was in Buckie, Aberdeenshire where over 100 were belted for being out of the authorised are