Former pupils say they were abused at a school and describe punishments that included being made to eat dog biscuits from the floor. BBC News reports that former pupils speak out following court settlements or payouts related to the allegations. The accounts also describe staff pelting children with footballs and pouring pints of blackcurrant over them. Yahoo News repeats the same core allegation, describing children being forced to eat dog biscuits off the floor and noting that pupils are speaking out after the related payouts.
Both sources present the issue through the testimony of former pupils, focusing on the specific humiliating and physical elements they describe. The reporting indicates that the payouts come after legal action, though the wider details of the case, including dates, the institution involved, and the circumstances leading to the settlements, are not included in the provided excerpts. The accounts are therefore presented as allegations from the claimants, with the payouts described as the outcome following those claims.
