ABSTRACT

Most schools take an interest in the out-of-school conduct of their pupils, and many pupils agree that the intention is a good one. It is naturally the extremes which attract attention, either undue interference or undue laxity. This chapter compares co-educational and single-sex schools, there is much that is of general interest, and more than a touch of humour. It has been suggested that part of the difference between girls' and co-educational schools might be due to male teachers not noticing minor breaches of the code of conduct. The manner in which the estimates and comments about the ex-pupils' co-educational schools cluster closely around the midpoint suggests that there is on the whole satisfaction with most schools in the manner of their control of out-of-school conduct. In the matter of out-of-school conduct schools are in a difficult position because their legal right to interfere would appear to be uncertain.