NRS-22773 | Punishment Book [Jaspers Brush Public School]

Regulations under the Public Schools Act of 1866, adopted by the Council [of Education] 27 February 1867, regulated the punishment of children in schools by stipulating: “In the government of the pupils, all degrading and injurious punishments are to be avoided. The Teacher’s discipline must be mild but firm, his manner kindly, his demeanour cheerful and calculated to gain the confidence of his pupils, and his language marked by strict propriety. While he should overlook no offence, his aim should be to prevent the necessity for punishment by the improvement of the offender.”In relation to corporal punishment the regulations continue: “Corporal punishment should be inflicted in extreme cases only, and then as a last resource; and the teacher must keep a record of the time and place at which pupils were corporally chastised, the amount of such punishment and the nature of the offence.” Uniform stationery soon evolved to enable compliance with these regulations.This punishment book is a register of all instances of corporal punishment being given to pupils. The information it details includes: the pupil’s name; age; nature of offence; amount of punishment (i.e. number of strokes); instrument of punishment (invariably the cane); the date of the punishment; and by whom the punishment was inflicted.(40/2052.3). 1 vol.

1866年《公立学校法案》（Public Schools Act of 1866）项下的相关条例，由[教育]委员会于1867年2月27日通过，对学校内儿童的体罚行为作出规制，其中明确规定："在管理学生时，应避免一切有辱人格且具有伤害性的惩罚方式。教师的管教应当温和而坚定，态度友善，举止开朗，且足以赢得学生的信任；其言语需严格合乎礼仪规范。教师虽不应放过任何违纪行为，但其核心目标应是通过感化违纪者，从根源上避免动用惩罚的必要。"针对体罚，该条例进一步补充道："体罚仅可在极端情形下使用，且必须作为最后的处置手段；教师必须详细记录对学生施以体罚的时间、地点、体罚强度以及违纪行为的性质。"为满足上述条例的合规要求，标准化的体罚登记簿册很快得以推广。本体罚登记册完整记录了所有对学生施加体罚的案例，其所记载的详细信息包括：学生姓名、年龄、违纪事由、体罚强度（即鞭笞次数）、体罚工具（一律为藤条）、体罚实施日期，以及体罚执行者。(40/2052.3)，共1卷。