There are various arguments out there for and against corporal punishment, but I urge the Education Ministry to address this issue in the light of new data that are available. While corporal punishment provides an immediate resolution for a misbehaving child, it may inflict long-term damage on the young person’s psychology while encouraging the use of violence as a solution. There should be legal guidelines on what is allowed and what is not, otherwise corporal punishment on pupils will keep on happening. To reiterate, I think an official agreement or document should be drawn up on the steps to follow when using physical means to punish children in school. Hopefully, physical punishment would be made illegal given the negative effects of such action.

Source: The Star May 02, 2019 00:45 UTC