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* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjw0e3zjx2lo CCTV shows pupils abused and locked in padded room - BBC News] ( | * [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjw0e3zjx2lo CCTV shows pupils abused and locked in padded room - BBC News] (Whitefield School, London - 2024) | ||
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g019x7j53o Autistic 12-year-old 'brutally' restrained in school calming room - BBC News] ( | * [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g019x7j53o Autistic 12-year-old 'brutally' restrained in school calming room - BBC News] (Springwell Leeds Academy North - 2025) | ||
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yzlnp6p52o Pupil put in isolation booth for more than half a school year - BBC News] ( | * [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yzlnp6p52o Pupil put in isolation booth for more than half a school year - BBC News] (2026) | ||
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpw5w929kjdo Boy was 'restrained unnecessarily' at special needs school - BBC News] (2024) | |||
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Revision as of 20:35, 11 September 2026
United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, there are a number of issues with authoritarianism within public (state) schools in the 21st century:
- almost all state schools require a specific school uniform
- authoritarian approaches to schooling are on the increase
Authoritarian approaches to schooling can include "zero tolerance" type polices with regard to behaviour, excessive and unnecessary punishments, invasion of privacy, use of "isolation booths" and "calming rooms", and more.
Recent incidents in the UK have included:
- CCTV shows pupils abused and locked in padded room - BBC News (Whitefield School, London - 2024)
- Autistic 12-year-old 'brutally' restrained in school calming room - BBC News (Springwell Leeds Academy North - 2025)
- Pupil put in isolation booth for more than half a school year - BBC News (2026)
- Boy was 'restrained unnecessarily' at special needs school - BBC News (2024)