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What the law allows:

23. Teachers have the power to discipline pupils for misbehaving outside of the school premises “to such an extent as is reasonable”7 – see paragraph 21.

24. Maintained schools and Academies’ behaviour policies should set out what the school will do in response to non-criminal bad behaviour and bullying which occurs off the school premises and which is witnessed by a staff member or reported to the school, including the punishments that will be imposed on pupils.

25. Subject to the behaviour policy, teachers may discipline pupils for:

  • misbehaviour when the pupil is:
  • taking part in any school-organised or school-related activity or
  • travelling to or from school or
  • wearing school uniform or
  • in some other way identifiable as a pupil at the school.
  • or misbehaviour at any time, whether or not the conditions above apply, that:
  • could have repercussions for the orderly running of the school or
  • poses a threat to another pupil or member of the public or
  • could adversely affect the reputation of the school.

26. In all cases of misbehaviour the teacher can only discipline the pupil on school premises or elsewhere when the pupil is under the lawful control of the staff member.