▁policy ▁of ▁corpor al ▁pun ishment ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁stro kes ▁of ▁the ▁can e . ▁For ▁ 3 ▁or ▁ 4 ▁de mer it ▁points ▁the ▁penalty ▁is ▁Correct ive ▁Work ▁Action ▁or ▁can ing ▁on ▁the ▁hand . ▁Five ▁or ▁more ▁de mer it ▁points ▁mean ▁a ▁can ing ▁across ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁tr ous ers . ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁who ▁are ▁late ▁to ▁school ▁four ▁times ▁in ▁a ▁term ▁receive ▁can ing , ▁and ▁are ▁can ed ▁again ▁on ▁each ▁subsequent ▁laten ess ▁for ▁that ▁term . ▁Stud ents ▁caught ▁sm oking ▁or ▁in ▁possession ▁of ▁to b acco ▁products ▁are ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁Health ▁Science ▁Author ity ▁to ▁be ▁f ined ▁and ▁coun sel led , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁can ed ▁on ▁the ▁but to cks . ▁For ▁very ▁serious ▁off ences ▁such ▁as ▁drug ▁ab use , ▁or ▁a ▁second ▁or ▁subsequent ▁off ence ▁of ▁fighting ▁or ▁gang ster ism , ▁the ▁can ing ▁is ▁delivered ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁body ▁(" public ▁can ing "), ▁otherwise ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁class , ▁such ▁as ▁for ▁a ▁first ▁off ence ▁of ▁fighting ▁or ▁bul lying . ▁Public ▁can ing ▁on ▁the ▁but to cks ▁is ▁also ▁admin ister ed ▁whenever ▁a ▁case ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁police . ▁For ▁a ▁repeat ▁serious ▁off ence ▁the ▁student ▁may ▁be ▁public ly ▁can ed ▁and ▁then ▁either ▁susp ended ▁or ▁exp elled . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁bul lying ▁cases ▁attract ed ▁attention