The teachers are trained (albeit one of the points the inquiry mentions is that they don't feel the training is adequate) In this case perhaps it's best to assume that their training is not, in fact, adequete?
Are you aware of what happens to many people who 'look after' vunerable groups? Having seen documentaries where a reporter 'infiltrates' a nursing home, special needs hostel etc, I'm aware how easy it is for 'carers' to get carried away by it all and issue punishments or restraint (knocking them to the floor and pinning them there) for very little reason, simply because they enjoy it. Verbal attacks aimed at people who can't speak, behaviour designed to knock the 'patient' or 'pupil' down to such a low point that they are easier to control. Where are the safeguards against this? These are electric shocks we're talking about here! It's wide open to abuse.
The circumstances in which the punishments are given are changing. I mean, 'This child is untidy, shock him.' WTF?
The end result is not that the pupils have a better quality of life. The end result is that they're made to be 'easier to control' which gives their 'carers' a better quality of life. Let's be honest about what we're dealing with.
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Date: 2006-10-12 11:16 am (UTC)In this case perhaps it's best to assume that their training is not, in fact, adequete?
Are you aware of what happens to many people who 'look after' vunerable groups? Having seen documentaries where a reporter 'infiltrates' a nursing home, special needs hostel etc, I'm aware how easy it is for 'carers' to get carried away by it all and issue punishments or restraint (knocking them to the floor and pinning them there) for very little reason, simply because they enjoy it. Verbal attacks aimed at people who can't speak, behaviour designed to knock the 'patient' or 'pupil' down to such a low point that they are easier to control. Where are the safeguards against this? These are electric shocks we're talking about here! It's wide open to abuse.
The circumstances in which the punishments are given are changing. I mean, 'This child is untidy, shock him.' WTF?
The end result is not that the pupils have a better quality of life. The end result is that they're made to be 'easier to control' which gives their 'carers' a better quality of life. Let's be honest about what we're dealing with.