By adding a fine, what they did was communicate to the parents that their entire debt to the teachers had been discharged with the payment of 10 shekels, and that there was no residue of guilt or social concern that the parents owed the teachers.
Al agregar una multa lo que hicieron fue comunicarle a los padres que toda la deuda con los maestros se había saldado con el pago de 10 shekels y que no quedaba vestigio de culpa o preocupación social de los padres hacia los maestros.