The attitude of Dr D’s sister school shows that it is possible to make the system work. Just because Dr D would feel uneasy about making the right decision about whether to cane a girl or not, that could be taken out of his hands. Historically that is what school’s have employed Senior Mistresses for, to make such a decision which would perhaps be more in tune with what would be best for an individual girl.
This is how it could operate successfully in a fully co-ed environment. Given that the cane would only be used for ‘serious’ matters and the accepted view that girls committ offences in these areas far less than boys, it is obvious that girls would very rarely be subject to caning – just like in Dr D’s sister school. This, in my view would seem to be an excellent compromise, given that Dr D’s powerful arguments do have substance.