All pupils are entitled to schooling. If this were not the case, then suspension or heaven forbid expulsion would be a disaster - a massively reduced chance of a comfortable life.

There's no problem with the kids that brown nose the teachers with how clever they are, and how quickly they learn and are similarly orgastically excited by the teacher's brilliance. The difficulty is the other end of the spectrum.

And yes, you obey the orders.

I appreciate that children well brought up with discipline from an early age are unlikely to require any form of corporal punishment. But you can't go back 10 years and teachers are stuck with what comes in through the door.

Assuming they can't be expelled for good there are some that answer "or what?" to ripping up textbooks, smoking in class or just disrupting the lessons for all. A stern reprimand from the principal? Well, the magistrate didn't manage to achieve anything, so why will they?

There is a massive difference between a teacher lashing out with a cane or whatever and coldly informing the child that they'll be punished next morning in assembly for the infraction.