Old school

The behaviour of formerNene Park Academy teacher Ivan Reed has seen him banned from teaching. His ‘charge sheet’ includes punching a child in the arm and pulling another’s ear. It is a sign of the times that most of us over the age of 50 would probably have experienced some of this old school schooling when it was deemed perfectly acceptable. It isn’t – acceptable that is – and for that matter, it wasn’t even back in the day.