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Returns from schools which abolished corporal punishment as a result of an Education Committee resolution of 1984 against the practice; returns are the answers to a questionnaire which contains the following questions:

1986

From: 1986 To: 1986

- does the school have a corporal punishment policy?; - if no corporal punishment policy, did abolition precede or follow the decision of the Education Committee of 1984?; - how many times was corporal punishment administered and on how many different pupils prior to 29 Mar 1984?; - what alternative sanctions have been used since corporal punishment was abolished in Jan 1985?; - were all sanctions employed prior to the abolition of corporal punishment?; - if answer to previous question was no, has their use increased?; - if answer to previous question was yes, what is evidence of increase of use of sanctions?; - what effects has abolition had on the life and operation of the school?; - if the Education Committee request was not complied with, how many times and on how many pupils was corporal punishment administered in Mar 1985 compared with Mar 1984?. Schools falling into this category comprise: Redborne Upper School, Ampthill; Arnold Middle School, Barton-le-Clay; Brickhill Middle School, Bedford; Edith Cavell Lower School, Bedford; Goldington Middle School, Bedford; John Bunyan Upper School, Bedford; Queens Park Lower School, Bedford; Woodside Middle School, Bedford; Holmemead Middle School, Biggleswade; Manshead Upper School, Caddington; Ursula Taylor Lower School, Clapham; Beecroft Lower School, Dunstable; Icknield Lower School, Dunstable; Queensbury Upper School, Dunstable; Weatherfield Special School, Dunstable; Kingsmoor Lower School, Flitwick; Templefield Lower School, Flitwick; Harlington Upper School; Daubeney Middle School, Kempston; Hastingsbury Upper School, Kempston; Kensworth Voluntary Controlled Lower School; Thomas Johnson Lower School, Lidlington; Ashcroft High School, Luton; Beechwood Infant School, Luton; Beechwood Junior School, Luton; Challney Boys' High School, Luton; Chantry Junior School, Luton; Crawley Green Infant School, Luton; Denbigh High School, Luton; Downside Junior School, Luton; Ferrars Junior School, Luton; Hillborough Junior School, Luton; Hillborough Nursery School, Luton; Icknield High School, Luton; Lea Manor High School, Luton; Maidenhall Infant School, Luton; The Meads Primary School, Luton; Pirton Hill Junior School, Luton; Ramridge Infant School, Luton; Ramridge Junior School, Luton; Richmond Hill Special School, Luton; Rotherham High School, Luton; Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Junior School, Luton; St.Margaret of Scotland Junior School, Luton; St.Martin de Porres Roman Catholic Infant School, Luton; St.Martin de Porres Roman Catholic Junior School, Luton; Stopsley High School, Luton; Stopsley Junior School, Luton; Sandy Upper School; Roecroft Lower School, Stotfold; Sundon Park Junior School, Luton; Tennyson Road Primary School, Luton; William Austin Junior School, Luton; Burgoyne Middle School, Potton; Parkfields Middle School, Toddington; Willington Lower School; Wilstead Lower School; Wootton Lower School.

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EDUCATION, student, health administration, CHILDREN, CRIME & PUNISHMENT, punishment, surveys, schools, BEDFORDSHIRE, Redborne Upper School, AMPTHILL, Barton-le-Clay Arnold Middle School, BARTON-LE-CLAY, Brickhill Middle School, Bedford Edith Cavell Lower School, Goldington Middle School, John Bunyan Upper School, Queens Park Lower School, Bedford Woodside Middle School, BEDFORD, Biggleswade Holmemead Middle School, BIGGLESWADE, Manshead Upper School, CADDINGTON, Ursula Taylor Voluntary Controlled Lower School, CLAPHAM, Beecroft Lower School, Icknield Lower School, Dunstable Queensbury Upper School, Dunstable Weatherfield Special School, DUNSTABLE, Kingsmoor Lower School, Templefield Lower School, FLITWICK, Harlington Upper School, HARLINGTON, Daubeney Middle School, Hastingsbury Upper School, KEMPSTON, Kensworth Voluntary Controlled Lower School, KENSWORTH, Thomas Johnson Lower School, LIDLINGTON, Ashcroft High School, Beechwood Infant School, Beechwood Junior School, Challney Boys High School, Chantry Junior School, Crawley Green Infant School, Luton Denbigh High School, Downside Junior School, Ferrars Junior School, Hillborough Junior School, Hillborough Nursery School, Icknield High School, Lea Manor High School, Maidenhall Infant School, The Meads Primary School, Pirton Hill Junior School, Ramridge Infant School, Ramridge Junior School, Richmond Hill Special School, Rotheram High School, Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Junior School, St.Margaret of Scotland Voluntary Aided Roman Catholic Junior School, St.Martin de Porres Voluntary Aided Roman Catholic Infant School, St.Martin de Porres Voluntary Aided Roman Catholic Junior School, Stopsley High School, Stopsley Junior School, Sundon Park Junior School, Tennyson Road Primary School, William Austin Junior School, LUTON, Burgoyne Middle School, POTTON, Sandy Upper School, SANDY, Roecroft Lower School, STOTFOLD, Parkfields Middle School, TODDINGTON, Willington Lower School, WILLINGTON, Wilstead Lower School, Wilstead, Wootton Lower School, WOOTTON