A cynical teaching colleague who believes corporal punishment is essential for control and displays a sadistic relish for caning. After a prank locks him in toilets, he brutally assaults Fred Harkness with a cane. His excessive retaliation triggers a full-scale classroom riot and leads to the new teacher being blamed for undermining discipline.
Gregory uses his institutional authority to inflict excessive punishment on Harkness.
After being locked in the toilets, Gregory selects Harkness for punishment and strikes his twisted left hand roughly ten times with a cane.
They represent opposing philosophies of teaching and discipline.
Saunders rejects corporal punishment, while Gregory treats physical punishment as part of the school's established discipline.
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