First day back at school following murder of Philip Lawrence

Title

First day back at school following murder of Philip Lawrence

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

11 Dec 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:06:48

Description

Paul Chapman reports back (male studio reporter not identified) on flowers left and on the first day back at St George’s Roman Catholic school in Maida Vale, following the fatal wounding of headmaster Philip Lawrence outside the school gates, with a counselling service, special assembly and mass; and on concerns over violence in schools and control of knives. Includes comment from pupils and parent Penny Moore(?); Catholic Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Basil Hume on the text of the mass sermon; John Sutton of the Secondary Heads Association on gang culture in society.

Contributors

Basil Hume; Paul Chapman; John Sutton; Penny Moore(?)

Keywords

London; Violence; Teachers; Adolescents; Homicide; Schools; Security measures; Counselling; Church services; Gillian Shephard; Philip Lawrence; Edged weapons; Maida Vale; St George’s Roman Catholic School

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