Michael Neil, a 72-year-old ex-PE teacher, has been sentenced to 300 hours of unpaid work for violent assaults on students at Kerelaw residential school between 1991 and 2003. A jury found him guilty of five charges, while he was acquitted of eleven others. The school, which closed in 2006 amid abuse allegations, has seen multiple staff members convicted of similar offenses.
Neil's actions have drawn attention to the historical abuse at Kerelaw, with Police Scotland investigating numerous allegations. The court emphasized the lasting impact of his crimes on the victims.