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Discipline pupils mildly

The adage ‘spare the rod and spoil the child’ is not an idle one. It is laden with wisdom but sadly, policy makers at the Ministry of Education and society at large have chosen to ignore it in the quest to keep up with modernity.

Corporal punishment was outlawed from schools with good reason. There have been cases where overzealous teachers have caned students to death. Many students have been scarred from punishment that was not commensurate with the offence. Viewed in isolation, these cases form a  good argument for banning punishment in schools.

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