principal and the faculty. Peer interactions and play proceeded smoothly and amicably. The children shared with the NPM team that they felt well at the boarding school and did not have any serious problems with the staff or with other children. In situations of conflict between children, mostly linked to petty theft or insults, they would address themselves to the principal for support and assistance and he would try to diffuse the tension by way of mediation. It was established that some of the children were taken out, even though infrequently, to the village to work as hirelings. The NPM inspection team checked the outings record book and the anti-bullying and harassment register. The team carried out a random review of the inmate boys' personal files. They contained court orders for involuntary placement in a childcare institution, case plans, mentoring discussion minutes, needs assessment reports, reports from the respective Juvenile Delinquency Commissions, and information cards. The NPM inspection identified several cases of children where the court orders had expired. However, applications had been filed to the court to have the term of SPBS placement extended. One such case involves the now 18-year old R.S., who was sent to the SPBS by a court decision of 2008 when he was just 10. He has in fact spent all his conscious life in the institution. As was evident from the reports by the Social Assistance Directorate, his mother had repeatedly stated that she did not have the means to provide for her son during school holidays and also that her emotional bond with the boy had been severed. The lack of an alternative had motivated the boy to remain at the boarding school. Cases like this are not unheard of in the boarding schools. They pose the question of the need to provide support to the children prior to, during, and after they have left the boarding schools. RECOMMENDATIONS:    3. The children M.K. and D.I. should be referred to a WCAB for certification and actions should be taken for their timely release from the boarding school; Students’ files and records should be regularly updated; The practice of allowing inmate students to engage in paid work outside the institution without professional supervision should be discontinued. ‘SAINTS CYRIL AND METHODIUS’ CBS, VILLAGE OF KEREKA, MUNICIPALITY OF DRYANOVO 3.1. Physical Environment and Equipment At the time of the NPM visit to the ‘Saints Cyril and Methodius’ Correctional Boarding School in the village of Kereka, municipality of Dryanovo, there were twenty-two boys on the school’s roster. At the actual time of the inspection though there were twenty children present at the boarding school, as one had been remanded in custody and another one had failed to return after summer vacation. The CBS is housed in a large two-storey building holding the living quarters, the classrooms, and the administration. The kitchen, the dining hall, and the school's woodworking shop are located in another single-storey structure and to get there, one has to cross the entire schoolyard. In view of the reduced number of children, just the ground-floor rooms were in use. Most door handles and many of the locks were missing. According to the CBS staff, this was the children's own doing. The inspection team observed that the rooms were in a good state of hygiene. The walls had been freshly painted, but the furniture was old and dilapidated. Most rooms had no personal effects lockers, which contradicts Article 27 of the Rules and Regulations on the Setup and Operations of Correctional Boarding Schools and Social and Pedagogical Boarding Schools. It was not clear where the boys stored their personal care products, as no such items could be 56