NRS-17233 | Punishment Books [The Junction 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. These punishment books are registers of all cases in which corporal punishment was given to pupils. The information they detail includes: the pupil’s name; age; nature of offence; amount of punishment (i.e. number of strokes); by whom sent; the date of the punishment; and by whom the punishment was inflicted.

1866年《公立学校法案（Public Schools Act）》项下的惩戒条例，经教育委员会（Council of Education）于1867年2月27日审议通过，对校园内学生惩戒行为作出全面规范，其中明确规定：“在学生管理工作中，须杜绝一切有辱人格且具有伤害性的惩戒手段。教师的管教方式应温和而坚定，态度和蔼可亲，举止开朗从容，以赢得学生的信赖，其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，从根源上避免惩罚的必要。”针对体罚（Corporal punishment），该条例进一步补充细则：“体罚仅可在极端情形下作为最终惩戒手段实施；教师须完整记录每次体罚学生的具体信息，包括实施时间、地点、惩戒强度与违纪性质。”为满足上述条例的合规要求，统一制式的惩戒记录册很快得以推广应用。此类惩戒记录册为所有实施过体罚的案例建立了登记台账，其记载的详细信息包括：学生姓名、年龄、违纪性质、体罚强度（即鞭打次数）、惩戒下令者、惩戒实施日期以及具体实施惩戒的人员。