Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A video clip of a scuffle between two students at a secondary school in Serangoon last month and a newspaper report about parents’ ...

Corporal punishment in schools came into existence with the intention of literally whipping up students into shape. Medical drugs are important in treating ailments, but when an overdose is given, it ...

We are writing to urge you to take decisive action on the problem of violence against children, and specifically corporal punishment in schools and in other settings. We believe that in your new role ...

On this International Day to End Corporal Punishment, it’s crucial to highlight the pervasive nature of this issue, particularly in Uganda. Despite the global efforts to protect children from abuse ...

CANING used to be widely used in British schools, as a form of punishment. Here, we look at when it was banned and the reasons behind its ending. In other private schools, it was banned in 1998 in ...

There are two types of stories on the subject of caning children. Type A is what I call the ‘civilisation’ piece. Usually written and published by a Western liberal, the ‘civilisation’ camp condemns ...

Ever since the altercation between the teacher and pupil from San Souci Girls’ High School went viral, there has been a raging emotive debate about the role of corporal punishment to bring about ...

Earlier this month, the Kerala High Court, hearing the case of a teacher accused of caning a class 6 student, rationalised teachers carrying canes to educational institutions. “Let teachers, if they ...

We are writing to urge you to take decisive action on the problem of violence against children, and specifically corporal punishment in schools and in other settings. We believe that in your new role ...