Pupil brings legal action against school's isolation policy

Outwood Grange Academies Trust’s use of ‘consequences rooms’ for hours at a time has drawn criticism from parents

Legal proceedings have been lodged in the high court against an academy trust for its use of so-called isolation units to discipline pupils.

Lawyers have applied for a judicial review of Outwood Grange Academies Trust’s (OGAT) use of “consequence rooms” containing booths in which children sit in silence for hours as punishment for breaking school rules. OGAT runs 30 schools across Yorkshire, the Humber and the east Midlands.

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