An investigation has revealed that staff at Whitefield School in London were caught on CCTV abusing special needs pupils. The footage showed staff members hitting, kicking, and leaving pupils in their own urine. Despite the evidence, those involved have not been dismissed and continue to work at the school. The revelations have sparked outrage and calls for an urgent review to prevent such incidents from recurring.
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A BBC investigation has found staff at a special school in London were filmed hitting, kicking and leaving pupils in their own urine. https://t.co/ugVT6uw6QB
Whitefield School: Shocking investigation reveals 'special' pupils have been 'tortured' in calming rooms with staff beating students and leaving them in their urine https://t.co/fDfujg9yxc https://t.co/COXguQqnG2
Staff 'tortured' special needs pupils in 'calming rooms' leaving them in their own urine https://t.co/ZPuUEmZPWm
These revelations of special school pupils being abused & neglected are utterly appalling. The staff responsible must be sacked. Beyond that, an urgent review must be conducted to determine what went wrong & ensure it is never repeated anywhere again. https://t.co/ScTtEb2rl8
I’ve spent months investigating how staff filmed on CCTV hitting, kicking and leaving special school pupils sat in urine were not sacked @annabeldeas and I have discovered that staff were proven to have abused pupils at Whitefield - but still work there https://t.co/lGAK9pmB8Z