Naturally the staff can be brought up too. It is a very levelling experience to be brought up before the whole community - specially if you have been teaching in the conventional system. Some new staff find it a bit too much and are very embarassed about it. But I am sure it is a valuable experience for grown-ups to be put in a position where they can be brought up by children and fined accordingly. All teachers should have the experience of teaching in a school like Summerhill where the children do not have to attend classes.
Most teachers spend their entire working career teaching to a captive audience.
It is a very sobering experience to teach children who can get up and walk out if they want to. I would like to finish with a brief word about kids living at the school. In society today there is a problem with children being sent away from their home and parents. We at Summerhill experience some negative feedback about this. Boarding schools are no longer in favour and to send your child away is considered bad parenting.