Paper cuttings made by 17th-century schoolgirls discovered beneath floorboards

There's no mention in the article as to why the cuttings were beneath the floorboards. My guess is one girl got mad at another and slipped her classwork between the boards. Possible since this predated tongue & groove (the technology angle).

According to another article, they just slipped through the cracks on the floor from time to time and accumulated over the years.

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/london/sutton-house-a...

I imagine the debris also included coins and the like.

Reminds of this story where they found paper planes in the school house ceiling dating before 1910 - https://youtu.be/A555LYvAPp0?t=16m08s