Pupil abuse in special school secure rooms filmed on CCTV
An investigation has been launched into 'organised abuse' at a special school in London after CCTV was discovered of pupils being physically assaulted and neglected, BBC News has learned.
The videos, found by staff, show pupils being mistreated in padded seclusion rooms between 2014 and 2017.
One parent said he didn't know the rooms existed until he collected his "distressed" autistic son from one.
The school says it is working with the police and supporting families.
Whitefield School in Walthamstow, north east London, has over 300 pupils aged between three and 19, many of whom have severe or complex needs and are unable to communicate verbally.BBC News has learned that in May a staff member found a significant number of videos showing children in the school's seclusion rooms. In some of the footage, pupils are physically assaulted and neglected.
Secure or seclusion rooms are used in schools when it is thought a pupil needs to be isolated from a classroom during the school day.
In July, the school wrote to parents about the discovery of evidence of "alleged child neglect".
The Metropolitan Police has now reviewed a significant amount of CCTV footage and the local authority has launched an investigation into "organised and complex abuse" at the school, BBC News has learned.
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