ABSTRACT

Over the past five years, school exclusions have increased in the UK and have become an accepted method of behaviour management. One way of excluding children from mainstream education is through the use of isolation room punishment where children are removed from their classroom and placed in a designated area away from their peers. Isolation units exist in most British schools with each individual school allowed to determine how this system is implemented and managed with little statutory and legislative regulation and oversight. Evidence suggests that best practice standards are lacking, and children placed in isolation room punishment are being denied access to the curriculum and are deprived of physical activities, stimulation and social interaction. Eight young people share their experience of isolation room punishment and their narratives capture their frustration and anger but also their pain and despondency in a system they see as unjust.

摘要

过去五年来，英国的学校排斥现象有所增加，并已成为一种公认的行为管理方法。将儿童排除在主流教育之外的一种方法是使用隔离室惩罚，将儿童带出教室并放置在远离同龄人的指定区域。大多数英国学校都设有隔离单位，每个学校都可以自行决定如何实施和管理该系统，而几乎没有法律和立法监管和监督。有证据表明，缺乏最佳实践标准，被安置在隔离室惩罚的儿童被剥夺了学习课程的机会，并被剥夺了体育活动、刺激和社交互动的机会。