Sadistic teachers

[Oh_hunnihunni]

My Grandfather taught at Auckland Grammar a very long time ago. The Head ruled without question. Smoking was a caning offence. In his second year my Grandfather was informed a boy in his class had been caught smoking and the Head required him to be caned in front of the class. So my Grandfather had the boy bend over and he gave him three of the six, and noticed smoke coming from the boys pants. He had a pack of wax matches in his pocket.

He never caned another boy. Nor did he ever use corporal punishment with his children, three boys and two girls, born a fair while after the 'pants on fire' incident...