NRS-21938 | Punishment book [Penshurst Public School]

Regulations under the Public Schools Act of 1866, adopted by the Council [of Education] 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); by whom sent; instrument of punishment (invariably the cane); the date of the punishment; and by whom the punishment was inflicted.From 21 December 1996 corporal punishment of students attending government schools was no longer permitted under the Education Reform Amendment (School Discipline) Act 1995 (Act No.93, 1995) which amended the Education Reform Act 1990 (Act No.8, 1990), s.35 (2A).

1866年《公立学校法案》（Public Schools Act of 1866）项下的条例，由[教育]委员会于1867年2月27日通过，对学校学生的管理作出规范，其中规定：“在学生管理工作中，应杜绝一切有辱人格且具有伤害性的体罚措施。教师的管教需温和而坚定，态度和蔼可亲，举止开朗乐观，旨在赢得学生的信任，言语需严守规范。教师虽不应放过任何违纪行为，但其核心目标应是通过改造违纪者，从根源上规避体罚的必要性。” 关于体罚（corporal punishment）的部分进一步明确：体罚仅可在极端情形下实施，且必须作为最后手段；教师必须留存记录，载明学生被体罚的时间、地点、体罚强度以及违纪性质。统一制式文具很快应运而生，以确保各方能够符合上述条例的要求。此类体罚记录簿（punishment books）系记录所有学生受罚情况的登记册，其详细记载的信息包括：学生姓名、年龄、违纪性质、体罚强度（即鞭笞次数）、处罚发起者、体罚工具（一律为藤条）、体罚日期以及体罚实施者。1995年第93号《教育改革修正案（学校纪律）法案》（Education Reform Amendment (School Discipline) Act 1995）对1990年第8号《教育改革法案》（Education Reform Act 1990）第35条第(2A)款作出修订，自1996年12月21日起，公立学校学生所遭受的体罚不再为法律所允许。