assault allegations made by the child and maintained that A.H. was inebriated and was making threats of violence and harm directed at the supervisor and his family. The supervisor immediately notified the police of the incident, and the child filed a complaint with the Child Protection Department in the town of Rakitovo on 30 November 2015. Upon talking to the student and the supervisor, the NPM team reviewed the video surveillance footage of the incident, but it was not possible to reach an unambiguous conclusion about the occurrence. The NPM insists, in view of the seriousness of the allegations, that the competent authorities conduct an in-depth and effective child abuse investigation, which should result in revealing the objective truth. In talking to the children, they expressed their satisfaction with the opportunity to work as hirelings in the town. Most of them came from institutions or from low-income families and did not have the means to meet certain basic needs. The NPM needs to, once again, point out the need for regulations and guidelines on the employability of institutionalized children and adolescents, given that their engagement in paid work is a real social fact even now. All of the previously mentioned problems and frustrations associated with escorting children to court hearings and hospitals were shared by the staff at the CBS in the town of Rakitvo as well. The NPM team reviewed the anti-bullying and harassment register, and the inmate boys' personal files. The files contained court orders, individual programs for correctional education work and resocialization, need assessments, reports from local Juvenile Delinquency Commissions, reports on follow up measures. In the opinion of the NPM, the casework plans were standard and identical, and did not meet the children’s individual needs. Out of all court decisions randomly reviewed, the NPM found just one, which had been appealed, at the legal representative’s request, to the competent appellate court insisting that the correctional measure be repealed. During the interviews, the NPM team received a number of complaints about an unlawful punishment involving detention (grounding) in an isolation room. In cases of serious misconduct, children would be grounded in a designated isolation room and would not be allowed to leave it except for meals. These allegations are extremely worrying in view of the rights of the children placed in the boarding school. The NPM identifies such practice as inhuman treatment. It should be discontinued by the boarding school administration without delay. RECOMMENDATIONS:        Improve the interaction between the assistant medical officer and the GP; ensure that the GP has access to students’ medical documents stored currently in their administrative files; CBS and SPBS Rules and Regulations should lay down the procedure for collecting and storing health-related information in boarding schools; Ensure sufficient intake of fresh vegetables and dairy products; The practice of allowing students to work outside the institution without professional supervision should be discontinued; Provide supervision for staff members and hire an external psychologist to work towards restoring the foundation of trust between the children and the boarding school staff; Take urgent measures to end student drug and alcohol use at the boarding school; Every incident of violence, aggression or abuse by boarding school staff should be thoroughly documented; 65