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Monday, December 14, 2009

Heads reject plan to report bullies | Education | guardian.co.uk


Heads reject plan to report bullies |Education |guardian.co.uk:

"Headteachers would be allowed to force their naughtiest pupils off their premises for anger management classes under proposals announced by government yesterday.

The consultation document, published by the Department for Children, Schools and Families, states that from next year, schools could require pupils to be sent off site to improve their behaviour and that this could include courses in anger management.

The courses are likely to take place in pupil referral units – or 'sin bins' – which take pupils who have been excluded.

There would be a limit on the number of days a pupil could be required to attend anger management courses, the document states"