Anonymous wrote:Tom Grubb wrote:? Do you mean that any current teachers at St James who used to brutalise students at St Vedast have changed their ways and no longer brutalise students?
I think so....
I sincerely hope you're right!
adrasteia wrote:I recognise most people claim that St. James is different now, ie. the corporal punishment has stopped. But Tom, you mentioned on the Anti-ses site that some of the abuse was mental.
Could it be that there is still very subtle mental abuse?
The fact that most people are prepared to 'take it with a pinch of salt' indicates that they are prepared to ignore things they see as odd (which I assume are mostly features of the ses influence on the school.)
This may lead to things which should be questioned being ignored and alowed to go on.
Who encourages the 'pinch of salt' attitude? Is it those who want the Ses left unquestioned?
a different guest wrote:I still reckon you should sue the buggers. Perhaps a class action? Now THAT would certainly get their attention AND a response from them.
bella wrote:...why not make an attempt to contact the people involved directly?
adrasteia wrote:...But Tom, you mentioned on the Anti-ses site that some of the abuse was mental.
Could it be that there is still very subtle mental abuse?
Alban wrote:. For starters, this shit happened over 20 years ago and we have very little hard evidence to show (if any). Secondly, while we know what they were doing was highly abusive, it would be extremely difficult to prove that they were operating outside the law. Lastly, if it ever did get to court, we're just as likely to get a judge who was also beaten at one of the more eminent public schools in the 50's or 60's and who would take the attitude that we were all making a terrible fuss about nothing.
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Don't get me wrong, I would love to see it happen - I just don't think it will.
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