Mr Giles the Headmaster is concerned about Mr Stenson’s over exuberant use of corporal punishment after he disciplines two students. The two in question, Morgan and Langton had discovered that Stenson had been having a secret affair. This enraged him and he punished the girls by spanking and caning them on their bare bottoms. Stenson is warned that it supposed to be a deterrant and only used in rare circumstances. But shortly after this lecture Stenson happens upon Baxter, another troublemaker, spraying graffiti. In his eyes this offence warrants an immediate administering of punishment so he takes Baxter to the office whereupon he proceeds to thrash the girl!