Regina (Playfoot) (a Child) v. Millais School Governing Body – Times Law Reports

Posted July 23rd, 2007 in law reports, religious discrimination, school children by sally

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

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Chucklevision row teacher cleared – BBC News

Posted July 20th, 2007 in assault, news, school children, teachers by sally

“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.”

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BBC News, 19th July 2007

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Broken fingers and cut faces bring £2 million payout to pupils – The Times

Posted July 17th, 2007 in compensation, news, personal injuries, school children by sally

“Education authorities are launching a crackdown on injury claims over fears of a burgeoning compensation culture in school playgrounds.”

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The Times, 17th July 2007

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Fingerprinting and eye scans for children as young as five – The Independent

Posted June 18th, 2007 in data protection, fingerprints, news, school children by sally

“Schools are to get the go-ahead to fingerprint pupils as young as five, in new measures to be approved by the Government.”

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The Independent, 17th June 2007

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Teachers reluctant to frisk pupils for knives – Daily Telegraph

Posted June 1st, 2007 in news, offensive weapons, school children, teachers by sally

“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.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st June 2007

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