CANING IN SCHOOLS.
. AN ONEHUNGA COMPLAINT.
The OneTiunga School Committee again had the complaint of Mrs Jessie Grundy against corporal punishment being administered to her son in opposition to a certificate exemption from a medical man before them last evening. In the complaint the mother stated tliat her son, who was 13 years of age and a pupil in the secondary school, had suffered from congestion of the brain. He Was of a very nervous temperament, and in April last a certificate had been obtained from Dr. W. G. Scott, urging an exemption from corporal punishment, but, this having no.. effect, .Dr. Scott then advised (1) that the boy should not be sent to school again until assurance had been given that such punishment should not be again inflicted; (2) that an appeal be made to the Board of Education and the School (Committee to have the certificate respected; (3) that, if punishment was persisted in, legal advice be taken.
Mr. W. N. Mclntosh (the headmaster), who was present, said the boy deserved punishment, and, instead of being harmful, it had a good effect. He submitted the register, which showed that the boy had been caned eight times during about sis months. He was of the opinion that an attempt was made to defy his authority in the school, and it seemed strange that the boy had only recently developed nervousness, after eight years at school.
After considerable discussion, Mr. D. A. Sutherland moved, and Mr. A. S. Holmes seconded: "That, after having heard the explanation of Mr. Mclntosh (the headmaster) in respect of Torea Grundy, the committee is of the opinion that in future cases of this description, when a medical certificate of exemption from punishment is tendered to the headmaster, all possible mild punishment should be used before extreme measures are resorted to." This was carried by four to three, the voting being—For: Messrs. Sutherland, Lomas, Holmes and Horn. Against: Messrs. Glanfield, Watts and Skinner.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19070906.2.82
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 213, 6 September 1907, Page 5
Word Count
327CANING IN SCHOOLS. Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 213, 6 September 1907, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in