Witness History - Banning The Belt
In February 1982 the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Britain should end corporal punishment in state schools. The landmark decision came after a lawsuit launched by two mothers in Scotland. Mike Lanchin has been hearing from Andrew Campbell, the son of one of the women behind the campaign.
Photo: A school teacher holds a belt or Tawse, used for punishing pupils (Alamy)
Published on Friday, 2nd February 2018.
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