Article 6RVJD Irish school abuse inquiry should cover ‘leathering’, survivors say

Irish school abuse inquiry should cover ‘leathering’, survivors say

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Lisa O'Carroll in Dublin
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Former pupils of Catholic schools say corporal punishment was hourly occurence' in 60s and 70s

The Irish government has been urged to extend the scope of a statutory inquiry into historical child abuse in schools to include corporal punishment, including a practice known as leathering".

Survivors of physical assault in Catholic schools have complained they were told there was no scope to include corporal punishment in an investigation into sexual abuse, announced in September.

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