Unruly pupils face sin-bins instead of cane

 

A plan to abolish caning in Liverpool schools and replace it with ‘sin-bin’-style time-outs had a cool reception from teachers.

The idea discussed in 1985, just before corporal punishment was being abolished in England’s state school, was to remove disruptive pupils from the classroom to a ‘cooling-off’ room.

It was not welcomed by the Professional Association of Teachers. A spokesman saying, ‘Teachers won’t say caning is a complete answer, but when we try to instill discipline, the carpet is pulled out from under our feet. In the past the cane was the final sanction.’

As published in Daily Post (Liverpool), 10 July 1985

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