A FEW days before the end of the last school term of the year, my primary school teacher would spring-clean her cupboard. Items confiscated from pupils during the year would be returned.
Like a lost pet seeing its owner again, I was thrilled to reunite with one or two matchbox cars that were taken away from me because I dared play with them in class.
Tennis balls, water pistols, yo-yos, packs of playing cards, spinning tops, marbles, comic books, whistles and dolls were some of the items returned to fellow pupils, who had long forgotten about them.
Confiscation of items