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Ex-PE teacher who hit children with golf balls ordered to do unpaid work

Ex-PE teacher who hit children with golf balls ordered to do unpaid work
BBC Scotland Monday 10 August 2026, 12:47 UTC 1 min read
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A jury heard Michael Neil, 72, carried out so many attacks on pupils at Kerelaw that he could not remember them.

A jury heard Michael Neil, 72, carried out so many attacks on pupils at Kerelaw that he could not remember them.
Michael Neil (PERSON) Kerelaw (ORG)
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