"Cadbury also explores some of the techniques adopted at Bunce Court to try and get through to the more traumatised pupils. On one memorable occasion, gym teacher Hans Meyer was confronted by a boy who, we read, “responded to his inner turmoil by flying into frenzied rages”. When Meyer tried to restrain him “with a firm but loving embrace”, he spat in his face. So the teacher told him: “Go ahead and spit. Let everything out.” The boy just continued spitting, before breaking down into “uncontrollable tears”.
~ Matthew Reisz
"The School That Escaped the Nazis by Deborah Cadbury – review"
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