In my 10th grade Latin class, our teacher had been a standout softball player when she was in high school and college. She didn't threaten to throw things ... if someone in class got a bit too "rambunctious," she just let fly with a piece of chalk, and almost always hit them square in the forehead. It was all in good fun, and we loved her for it.
Today, I suppose if a teacher did that she'd be arrested for assault with a deadly weapon.
Tales from my youth . . .
Elementary Parochial school.
Nuns.Nun threw an eraser at a kid, then turned back to the board. Kid threw the eraser
back, nailed her between the shoulder blades. White chalk dust mark on black habit. Much hilarity ensued.
Different class. Different nun. Nun threw eraser at kid, who ducked. Eraser hit the girl sitting behind him. Nun started screeching at him for
ducking. Again, much hilarity.