[Rowlf]

It might not have worked in every instance but the alternative certainly has not worked as is obvious in the behaviour of today's school children. In 'our day' pupils were far better behaved and did not answer back or disrupt as is often the case now. As Margaret so rightly said parents were unlikely to go charging into the school throwing their weight about because their child had been chastised. In many cases these days the parents are worse than the children. The mamby pamby approach does not work either.