A token against a languageSourced
Some schools marked children for speaking Welsh
Mainly in the nineteenth century, some Welsh schools used a token, often wooden, to mark children heard speaking Welsh. The Welsh Not was intended to encourage English and could lead to punishment. It was neither universal nor a government policy.
A small classroom object carries a history of language and schooling.
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