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Home Tuition
A small number of children are so severely handicapped either temporarily or
permanently as to be unable to attend a school. Home tuition is arranged in these cases
for as long as is necessary.
During 1971 home tuition has also been arranged for three severely mentally
handicapped children unable to attend an E.S.N. School. During 1971 home tuition was
arranged for 15 (6).
Tuition has also been arranged at the following hospitals
St. Helier Hospital - Children's Unit
Royal Marsden Hospital.
Employment of Children of School Age
The by-laws regulating the employment of children provide for their medical
examination prior to employment and annual re-examination. The number of children
being examined during 1971 was 251 (247).
PROVISION OF MEALS AND MILK IN SCHOOL
School Meals

There is a decrease of 1,342 compared with 1970; possibly due to the increased cost of school
meals.
Milk in Schools
The provision of Milk and Meals (Amended) No. 2 Regulations 1971 which brought
the provision of the Education (Milk) Act into effect, came into operation on 1st September,
1971. Under the regulations, Authorities were under a duty to provide free milk only
for the following categories of pupils in maintained schools:-
(a) Pupils in special schools
(b) Pupils in other maintained schools up to the end of the summer
term after they attain the age of 7 years
(c) Other pupils in primary schools where the school medical officer
certifies that the pupil's health requires that he/she should be
provided with milk at school.
These changes in the provision of milk in primary schools caused much comment
both in the Press and in the Houses of Parliament. I personally regret the withdrawal of free
milk in schools which would appear to have been done for economic reasons.
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