Was the teacher male or female?

Female.

"Good afternoon, Nina." A rather slim, tall brunette in her late 20s replied, as she tidied her desk. "You might be pleased with mark you got on that test." She said and winked at her student.

"Great." Nina responded, pulling out her pencil case and note pad. "Are we moving on to something new today?" Nina asked.

"You'll just have to wait and see." Miss Boot, smiled.

Over the last few minutes, the classroom slowly filled with students with a mixture of expressions. Some were nervous others excited and all of them thinking about the punishments.

Suddenly the bell sounded throught the school, signalling the end of break and the start of class.

"Alright, settle down, settle down." Miss Boot called out to the class, as she closed the door and began take attendance. Everyone was present, except for 2 people.

"Hmm, I'm pretty sure I saw Alex and Anna, earlier today." Miss Boot commented, which started some whispers amongst the students.

"Settle down." Miss repeated. "I'm really happy with the progress you guys are making, no one got below a C in that last test. That is why, I think it is time we move on to something new." Miss informed, beaming at her students.

"Does anyone think they know, who the man with the beard is?" Miss Boot asked the class, directing people to an image on the smart board.

"No one?" Miss asked, lookimg around at all of the puzzled faces.

"That is Rasputin." A tall, pale guy, with long black hair, shouted out.

"Correct, Jason." Miss beamed, before being interrupted by the door bursting open. A guy and a girl stood in door way, both clutching their sides.

"Sorry." The duo said in unison.

"What time do you call this!" Miss barked. "Class started 5 minutes ago.