i remember when i was at school,one of my classmates who was the kid of an affluent dad,cut up one of our teachers' dupatta(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dupatta) into shreds while she was sitting behind the unsuspecting soul in the school bus.my classmate got down before the teacher and the poor lady noticed the tattered shawl only when she got up from her seat at her stop.somebody told her that it wasd this particular child who was responsible for the 'mischief'.the matter was reported to the principal the next day and the father was summoned to the school.when asked for an explanation for his child's behaviour,he told the principal that she was just being 'mischevious' and such things should not be taken so seriously.my classmate told us that she and her family had a 'hearty laugh' at her deed and at the school's reaction!so much for parental attittude!

i'm sure my parents would have grounded me for a week!