Examination of Witnesses (Questions 100-105)
AMBER MARTIN,
KELLY SAUNDERS,
SHEREE HART,
CHRIS HORSEMAN,
LUCY FAWCETT
AND DAVID
PYM
24 APRIL 2006
Q100 Chairman: In the Service school?
David Pym: Yes. In Gütersloh,
where I used to live, it was strict, not very strict, but it did
not have any tolerance at all for bullying, disruption or anything
like that.
Q101 Mr Crausby: Is that because
it is a 100% Service school?
David Pym: Yes. It was not 100%
Service but the majority were Service. There was no tolerance.
Q102 Chairman: Tolerance of bullying
is a different thing, is it not?
David Pym: No tolerance of disruption
or misbehaviour, general stuff like that.
Q103 Mr Crausby: You think there
is more tolerance of misbehaviour in schools that are not Service
majority?
David Pym: Yes.
Q104 Chairman: Is that a good thing
or a bad thing?
David Pym: It depends how you
see it. I am on the fence as far as that is concerned. I just
crack on with it. Other people may see it as a bad thing.
Q105 Chairman: Lucy?
Lucy Fawcett: The only difference
I can think of is that all the schools I went to abroad were set
up for Service kids so everyone was in the same boat anyway whereas
here they are not. That is the only difference I can think of.
I cannot say whether I preferred one to the other because it was
the school rather than the situation.
Chairman: I think we are done. Before
you stop, can I say one thing: we have come here to take evidence
from you but the one impression you must go away with is that
we are proud of what your parents do for this country. I think
we are very lucky indeed to have your parents working in the Services.
We are also very lucky that they have got you lot, if I may put
it like that, because an important part of them is you. Thank
you for the support that you give them. Thank you very much indeed
for coming along to talk to us today, it has been very useful.
One thing I would ask is I know some of you have got your parents
here and we are now moving into an hour or so session with parents
and families. If any of the parents feel that they can join in
answering some of the questions, that would be extremely valuable.
We want to hear not just from the children and the teachers but
from the parents and, frankly, we have not got enough of the parents.
There must be some parents around. Thank you very much indeed.
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