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.
Ao acrescentar uma multa, o que fizeram foi informar os pais que sua dívida com os professores tinha sido dispensada pelo pagamento de 10 shekels, e portanto não havia mais resíduo de culpa ou preocupação social, que os pais deviam aos professores.