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Banning The Belt
How two Scottish mothers forced the UK government to end the use of corporal punishment in schools.
In February 1982 the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Britain should end corporal punishment in state schools. The landmark decision came after a lawsuit launched by two mothers in Scotland. Mike Lanchin has been hearing from Andrew Campbell, the son of one of the women behind the campaign.
Photo: A school teacher holds a belt or Tawse, used for punishing pupils (Alamy)
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