Caned by the Headmaster!

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A master who claims that some beatings given at the school were too harsh had a two-hour interview last night with a senior official of the Home Office children's department. CASE No. 1: The worst caning, for smoking. The boy, aged 14, has an IQ of 73, a "very dull level" appropriate to a child of seven. THE approved schools date from the monumental Children's Act of 1933. They were intended to be a break away from the reformatory mentality. "We shall avoid the penal aspect of these places," said the Home Secretary of the day -- Sir John Simon. I muttered my assent, trying to raise my eyes to meet hers. This proved to be particularly difficult.

Teacher's Pet: Mr Berglund, the handsome biology teacher, shares a secret with some of his older female pupils. If they are late to class or miss homework, instead of being sent to the principal's office for a punishment which would go on their record, he undertakes to spank the girls privately. But he simply isn't prepared for the devious Kelly, who experiences every implement in his arsenal.The official studied colour slides taken by the master of injuries suffered by the boys, three of whom are aged 14 and the other 15. Withheld There have been well substantiated reports of this kind before. A staff member alleges that it is happening all the time.

It’s not only senior lads who can fall foul of the strict college rules that have to be followed. The Headmaster set a precedent that all the newly appointed junior staff would get the same punishment as older lads might expect rather than face dismissal for any infraction. This seemed to be working well and in this way no junior staff member would lose their jobs.The master who took the photographs claimed that beatings there had contravened approved school regulations.