[nine_k]

It works, but not in a way you'd like it to.

A related saying of some guy who knew this stuff: "You can make a throne of bayonets, but you can't sit on it for long". You can force people with punishment, but they will try to revolt and get revenge once they have a chance; even a small chance, and a small revenge.

[kelipso]

By that time they will graduate and it won't matter anymore. It's school, not a society consisting of adults.