They certainly didn't where I went to school, in the 80s. It really wouldn't surprise me if this was the case in some schools now though. We've basically semi

They certainly didn't where I went to school, in the 80s. It really wouldn't surprise me if this was the case in some schools now though. We've basically semi-privatised a lot of our schools under the academy system - they are run like businesses and have a lot more freedom over the curriculum leading to all sorts of horror stories.