Corporal Punishment in Schools and in Families

Corporal Punishment in Schools and Families

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By Tom Okure, Ph.D

Date: February 8, 2015

Corporal punishment has its historical antecedents in schools and in families. It is often administered on a child or student as a formal kind of punishment for disobedience, misbehavior and acts of insubordination by the child or school students. It takes many different forms but usually involves striking the offending child or student with a device dedicated for such an event including a paddle, cane, whip, wooden yardstick or belt.

The punishment is administered either across the buttocks or hands in a predetermined manner and a given number of times. Many parents in many cultures administer corporal punishment using their open hands, by slapping, spanking or smacking their children for misbehaving in a specific part of the body.

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Most countries in Europe and many states in the United States prohibit administering corporal punishment on students and children. Opponents argue that any form of corporal punishment on children constitutes a form of physical abuse. Many European countries starting with Sweden in 1979

outlawed the use of corporal punishment. Sweden in 1979 added a provision to its Parenthood and Guardianship Code emphatically stating that “Children are entitled to care, security and a good upbringing.

Nevertheless, corporal punishment is still widely accepted as a legitimate form of punishment for students and children in many parts of Africa and Asia.  According to supporters of corporal punishment in school, it delivers an instant response to a child or student’s insubordination and the student though feeling embarrassed before his/her peers gets back immediately to class to continue learning instead of facing a long period of suspension from school. Those who oppose corporal punishment say it generally produces long term harmful effects on the individual, by promoting violence and adversely impacts on the child’s learning process and violates their rights. What's your take on this issue?

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·         http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/nra-official-paddling-children-prevents-shooting-article-1.2107249

·          http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesmarshallcrotty/2014/09/21/should-corporal-punishment-be-allowed-in-schools/