I had arrived back at (Victoria Academy) after a 3 month secondment to help a neighbouring school. There was a letter on my desk from my Deputy Head Mistress Miss Johnson about Carrie, one of our brightest 6th formers and it read.
Dear Headmaster D
Carrie Smith has been her usual naughty self this week and I have written her report card out for you to look at.
I would suggest firm and prolonged punishments to Carrie at her detention with you at 11am for 1.5 hours. Below is all the information you need thanking you in advance Miss Johnson Deputy HM
1. The offence – Smoking – Hairbrush x 12 over the knee through knickers.
2. The offence – Wearing red nail varnish – Plimsoll x 20 – 10 touching toes and 10 over the chair through knickers.
3. The offence – Swearing – Whippy cane x 12 touching toes through knickers.
4. The offence – No homework – Blue handle dragon cane x 12 over the chair on the bare bottom.
5. The offence – Cheating in exams – Red handle dragon cane x 12 over the chair bare bottom.
6. The offence – Rudeness to Head of Year – New black crop x 12 over the chair on the bare bottom.
7. The offence – Incorrect school uniform – Plimsoll x 12 touching ankles on the bare bottom.
8. For the last punishment Carrie must pick a implement and how many.
I had not expected to have to take a Saturday morning detention so soon after my return. Carrie knocked on the door and came in. She was dressed perfectly in her school uniform and looked contrite as she knew she was in trouble. She accepted that her standards had dropped and that her swearing and rudeness showed that she had not been treating Miss Johnson with the respect due to her. I pointed out that as a senior student with undoubted leadership skills should have been supporting the Deputy Head and not undermining her. Carrie agreed and accepted the punishments that Miss Johnson had set out.
This was firm punishment and clearly tested her but Carrie took it all superbly and volunteered for a extra 18 strokes with the wooden paddle to show just how sorry she was for the trouble she had caused. Afterwards we had a lovely hug out of role. Carrie left the office to change for the second part of the role play as Miss Johnson.
Carrie came in as Miss Johnson smiling and smartly dressed in a white blouse and dark pencil skirt. She asked if I had dealt with Carrie. I told her that I had but that I was not satisfied. Carrie would not be her bad self if properly disciplined. I needed my Deputy Head to be able to maintain standards in my absence. Her smile disappeared and she looked crestfallen as I said she would either have to be sacked or accept corporal punishment herself as an incentive to enforce from now on. She had been at the school for many years and did not want to lose her position so she accepted the punishment 12 of the dragon cane through her skirt and then 12 with the plimsoll on the bare.
Miss Johnson took her punishment just as well as Carrie had done and rubbed her bottom afterwards assured me that she would enforce discipline properly in future.
Thank you Carrie for another brilliant session. Hope to see you again Head Master David