Mr Manifesto
9th February 2004, 03:18 AM
Perth school defends caging of child (http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1041213.htm)
The department is defending the actions of staff at a Perth school where Neil Simons, 12, was shut in a 3.5-metre high wire enclosure for up to an hour at a time at between October 2002 and late last year.
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"She did give her consent initially verbally and later in writing," (district director Leila Bothams) said. "As a result there was a significant improvement in the student's behaviour.
"As well as that, the school environment became much safer for all members of the school community."
Consent or not, is locking someone in a cage outdoors a method of behavour improvement that should be encouraged? Do the illegal imprisonment laws not work in WA for some reason?
The department is defending the actions of staff at a Perth school where Neil Simons, 12, was shut in a 3.5-metre high wire enclosure for up to an hour at a time at between October 2002 and late last year.
(snip)
"She did give her consent initially verbally and later in writing," (district director Leila Bothams) said. "As a result there was a significant improvement in the student's behaviour.
"As well as that, the school environment became much safer for all members of the school community."
Consent or not, is locking someone in a cage outdoors a method of behavour improvement that should be encouraged? Do the illegal imprisonment laws not work in WA for some reason?