Eye spray used on ‘unruly pupils’ – BBC News
“Police used pepper spray to restrain two 15-year-old pupils after officers were called to a school disturbance.”
BBC News, 12th December 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: school children
Charity: Pupils risk prosecution for ‘gay’ slur – Daily Telegraph
“Children who call their classmates ‘gay’ risk being arrested for committing a hate crime even if they do not know what the word means, a leading charity warned last night.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Elastic band “attack” in school landed a 12-year-old in court – The Times
“A 12-year-old boy who used an elastic band to fire a piece of cardboard at a classmate was charged with grievous bodily harm, in a process estimated to have cost taxpayers at least £10,000.”
The Times, 29th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Head fined over fall that led to boy’s death – The Times
“The headmaster of a private school was ordered to pay £20,000 in fines and legal costs yesterday following the death of a three-year-old pupil who had hit his head in the playground.”
The Times, 29th September 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Geeling murder inquiry to report – BBC News
“A report into the murder of an 11-year-old boy by a fellow school pupil is due to be published.”
BBC News, 8th August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Head warning after guilty verdict – BBC News
“A head teacher found guilty of a health and safety breach after a boy fell and later died has said the case could have “profound implications” for teachers.”
BBC News, 1st August 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Schools to fingerprint infants – Daily Telegraph
“Children as young as five can be fingerprinted at school without their parents’ consent under plans unveiled yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Regina (Playfoot) (a Child) v. Millais School Governing Body – Times Law Reports
Purity ring is not intimately linked to religious belief
Regina (Playfoot) (a Child) v. Millais School Governing Body
“A school’s refusal to allow one of its pupils to wear a purity ring, demonstrating her commitment to sexual abstinence prior to marriage, did not infringe her right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion protected by the European Convention on Human Rights.”
The Times, 23rd July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Chucklevision row teacher cleared – BBC News
“A supply teacher has been cleared of hitting a 13-year-old boy who teased him about looking like a character from the Chuckle Brothers’ TV show.”
BBC News, 19th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Broken fingers and cut faces bring £2 million payout to pupils – The Times
“Education authorities are launching a crackdown on injury claims over fears of a burgeoning compensation culture in school playgrounds.”
The Times, 17th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Fingerprinting and eye scans for children as young as five – The Independent
“Schools are to get the go-ahead to fingerprint pupils as young as five, in new measures to be approved by the Government.”
The Independent, 17th June 2007
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Teachers reluctant to frisk pupils for knives – Daily Telegraph
“Teachers gave warning last night that they would not be prepared to use new legal powers to search pupils for weapons without their consent because of the risks involved.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st June 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
