496. Banham Marshalls College

Former employees from the now-closed Banham Marshalls College were charged and convicted in court The offences took place between 1975 and 1986. Among the offences were forcing a boy to eat his own regurgitated food after being made to eat something he did not like and beating another with a plimsoll and studded belt because he thought he was lying about stealing money.

Another incident involved a boy being made to smash his new toys with a hammer after damaging a piece of furniture.

It could not have been fun to be there as a teenager

Sources:

• School staff on cruelty charges (BBC News)
• Three convicted of child cruelty (BBC News)