School head spanking allegations

Title

School head spanking allegations

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

5 Feb 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:04:40

Description

Report on the case of preparatory school head teacher, John Morris, accused in The Mail on Sunday of spanking girls and peeping into their dormitories. Also on dismissal of junior teacher at the school Jane Wentworth-Howard. John Morris comments and defends himself and Mervyn Griffith(?), school governor on a meeting with parents; vox pop with supportive parents. Male reporter not identified. The school is not named.

Contributors

John Morris

Keywords

Teachers; Corporal punishment; Child abuse; Schools; Dismissal from employment; Allegations; Schoolchildren; John Morris; Jane Wentworth-Howard

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