In Chapter 1, what happened that made Alice's parents keep her indoors?

There were three events that made Alice's parents keep her indoors. The first was when she and Jenny Fitzwalter were playing indoor badminton and broke a china dog. The second was when she lost her place at secretarial school due to persistent lateness. The final incident was when she had made an outburst at a Christmas party for her father's work. Her father's boss had put his hand on her bottom, and she protested.