Before I reply to the mail below I thought I would present it to the list
for any offers of advice.
The answer to the first part of the question is, I believe, simple - its
very poor management and no one should humiliate a child in front of its
peers, or anyone else for that matter. I am sure that as a parent I would
want to be informed before my child so that I could offer suppport, etc.
Regarding the DPA - surely this is a failure to protect personal information
and disclosure without consent.
Any comments appreciated.
Richard
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Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 10:39 AM
Subject: Can you give advice on this?
Richard,
Can you advise me on the following hypothetical situation
Suppose the head teacher of a primary school, went into the classroom after
lunch and told a particular child (age 9/10) that they were going to be
suspended from the school, at lunch times, because of their behaviour.
Suppose also that the head listed a number of offences that the child had
committed and the class teacher also listed a few other incidents that the
child had been involved in. All this taking place in front of the whole
class, and before the parents had been informed of the intended suspension.
How would this be viewed in general, and with the Data Protection Act in
general?
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Richard Howley
Academic Manager
FTMS/De Montfort University Campus (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
De Montfort University
Leicester
LE1 9BH
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