Before the second set of preview images for this build, I would have agreed with you. But now, I am fairly certain that disciplining female staff members is definitely on the table. Presumably, there are images in between the selection that I am attaching to this post, and on top of that, there are no captions for the images that we get, so some interpretation is required ... but I am fairly confident that v13_preview_24 through 28 depicts a scene where Sally messes up and gets paddled for it, in front of a student, no less.
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This is v13_preview_24, but the scene actually begins with v13_preview_23, which shows these three 'other girls' jumping into the lap pool without swimwear on. As they are all 'facing camera' we can presume that they are talking to the Headmaster. Note their expressions. They look more confused than afraid - which would make sense if they had been given permission by someone to go into the pool without proper swimwear. The girl in the middle appears to be explaining something, presumably to this effect.
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In v13_preview_25, Sally makes an appearance. Notice her body posture. She looks defensive, and as confused as the girls did. Also, the girls are naked, suggesting that being in the pool while not wearing swimwear is an issue. (Perhaps swimming naked is allowed, just as not wearing underwear is...)
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In v13_preview_26, we are in the boy's locker room, which has blue walls, as opposed to the girl's locker room, which has pink walls. Sally is naked - obviously. Rachel is present, also naked.
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In v13_preview_27, Sally is bending over for the paddle.
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In v13_preview_28, Sally is bending over for the penis.
Going off of these images, it is patently reasonable to assume that Sally actually gets punished in 0.13 for a mistake - and it is possible that Rachel is being punished as well by being made to watch. Consideration should also be given to the venue of the punishment. Instead of the office, we are in the locker rooms. It should be noted that there is no way of telling when this punishment is taking place. It could be after school - but, significantly, it could just as easily be immediately after a gym class. If it was immediately after gym class, which would explain why Rachel is also naked, then that would mean that not only is a staff member being disciplined in front of a student, but if we remember the scene 'Sally Tests Your Skills', then a staff member is potentially being disciplined in
earshot of an entire class of students, as in that scene, Debbie could hear Sally getting railed from the girl's locker room (though Sally was in the showers at the time, so perhaps no one will be able to hear as they are in the changing area). Regardless, Rachel is a witness, and the other students, even if they are not able to hear what is going on might figure out that something is afoot.
While I certainly have questions about how this is all going to work story-wise, I am all on board for corporal punishment for female staff members (and if you think about it, we have already used corporal punishment on Mr. Wilson - honestly, you cannot get much more severe that inducing a heart attack, can you?). I don't think that punishing female staff when warranted would undermine discipline. If a store manager is caught stealing, you don't let them get away with it for fear of losing control of the cashiers. If anything, demonstrating that there are rules and expectations for everyone would
increase discipline across the board.
Also, all of the female staff members are attractive, and I want to punish them. We could punish Maria for not getting her arms around the drug situation in the dorms. We could punish Patrica for being too harsh on Arabella. We could punish Ruth for being Ruth. I see no reasons why we couldn't, on occasion, when warranted, discipline staff for the sake of disciplining staff without undoing the work we have done as the Headmaster. After all, we didn't stop disciplining Debbie when we made her a Prefect, did we?