Unfortunately, this quick example is something that teachers and school administration often don’t get.
It is possible that their target audience is their superiors, not the students. Threat is cheap, punishment is expensive, and they can always report to their superiors (and possibly parents) “we do not condone this behavior, see, we threatened them with ”.
It is possible that their target audience is their superiors, not the students. Threat is cheap, punishment is expensive, and they can always report to their superiors (and possibly parents) “we do not condone this behavior, see, we threatened them with ”.