Review finds boys were regularly restrained

Submitted by anthony on Sun, 2009-03-15 22:14

Article here. Excerpt:

'An independent review into allegations of abuse at a school for boys with behavioural problems has found that pupils were restrained on a routine basis.

The local authority-commissioned report found that staff at Gatehouse residential school in Milton Keynes used restraint as a "first resort", instead of attempting to deal with pupil behaviour using alternative methods.

Pupils were also locked in classrooms frequently. One parent complained that a teacher punched their son in the stomach.

Teachers said that both the deputy and head teacher subjected them to intimidation and bullying.'

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