School teachers acting in the course of their duties are among those persons who by virtue of their position should expect the protection of the courts in sentencing for assaults upon them. The statutory maximum for assault occasioning bodily harm remains 5 years' imprisonment even when dealt with summarily, the 2-year summary limit being a jurisdictional limit and not a maximum to be reserved for the worst cases.
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