The Headmaster’s was evidently furious, as he lectured the hastily-assembled sixth-formers from the stage. “In all of my years as a schoolmaster, I have never encountered such wilful misconduct by such a large group of girls.”

“I am minded to give each and every one of you six of the best.” Stunned silence: girls winced, threw scared glances at their friends, reached for neighbours’ hands.

He paused, as if for effect. “But I fear that the time involved in punishing so many of you would prove unacceptably disruptive to the school day, so intend to adapt the Roman approach to quelling insubordination in the ranks. I shall therefore select one girl in every ten at random; each of those chosen will find a letter in their pigeonhole before chapel tomorrow morning, asking them to report to my study before lunch to be caned.”

Amazing the kinky concepts one dreams up with ten hours to kill on a transatlantic flight. No idea what they’d done - mass truancy, a brawl with a neighbouring school, boycotting a session with an eminent visiting speaker?  But I rather enjoyed the idea, even if it’s entirely impractical for a play scene - after all, the nine girls left out would be distraught!

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