NRS-20667 | Punishment book [Yatteyattah Public School]

Regulations under the Public Schools Act of 1866 (30 Vic. Act No.22), adopted by the Council [of Education] on 27 February 1867 regulated the publishment 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. These punishment books are registers of all punishments given to pupils. The information it details includes: the pupil's name, age, nature of offence, amount of punishment (i.e. number of strokes), the instrument of punishment (almost invariably the cane), by whom sent, the date of the punishment, and by whom the punishment was inflicted.

1866年《公立学校法案》（30 Vic. Act No.22）项下的监管规章，于1867年2月27日经[教育]委员会审议通过，该规章对学校学生的在校管理作出明确规范：‘在学生管理工作中，所有有辱人格且具有伤害性的惩戒方式均需避免。教师的管教必须温和而坚定，态度和蔼可亲，举止愉悦且能够赢得学生的信任，言谈需严格恪守礼仪规范。教师虽不应姑息任何违纪行为，但其核心目标应是通过感化违纪者，从根源上避免实施惩戒的必要’。针对体罚（corporal punishment）行为，规章进一步作出规定：‘体罚仅可在极端情形下实施，且需作为最后处置手段；教师必须留存完整记录，载明学生遭受体罚的时间、地点、体罚强度以及违纪性质’。为落实上述规章要求，统一制式文具很快得到推广应用。本数据集收录的体罚记录簿，即为所有学生受罚情况的正式登记册，其中详细记载的信息包括：学生姓名、年龄、违纪性质、体罚强度（即鞭打次数）、体罚工具（几乎均为藤条）、处罚发起者、处罚实施日期以及体罚执行者。