'One teacher should have been in a prison cell, not a classroom' - Pat Stacey on the brutal physical abuse in his school

The documentary, 'Leathered: Violence in Irish Schools,' highlights the grim reality of corporal punishment in Ireland's educational system during the 1970s, revealing the psychological scars it left on former students.

Many adults during that era had a dismissive reaction to students claiming abuse, often suggesting the child must have deserved the violence inflicted upon them by authority figures.

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