Her mother, Barbara, plans to appeal to the ILEA to find another school for Sue. “These children are being caned for petty things. My daughter is good at her lessons and caning should be kept for serious offences like stealing.”

An ILEA spokesman said today that corporal punishment was a “confidential matter between the school and the home,” an ILEA spokesman said today.[sic] He confirmed Sue’s mother was due to meet officials to discuss a new school.

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