Governors vote to retain corporal punishment

Article taken from Rochdale Observer dated 5th March 1983

Parents and governors at 14 out of 21 Rochdale secondary schools have voted to retain corporal punishment.
Corporal punishment in Rochdale's nursery, primary and special schools was abolished by the Education committee in 1981. Councillor Williams (labour) who was opposed to corporal punishment commented, 'to allow caning to continue was a compromise with evil'.