A stricter school discipline framework announced by the Ministry of Education has revived debate on the effectiveness of ...

Under new guidelines caning will only be used as a punishment for male students aged nine and above as a ‘last resort’ ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are two types of stories on the subject of caning children. Type A is what I call the ‘civilisation’ piece. Usually written ...

School bullies in Singapore will face a caning under new guidelines. Boys could face between one and three strokes of the cane depending on the gravity of the offence. Girls are e ...

SINGAPORE: Recently, news about a three year-old boy who was excessively caned by his father again cast a spotlight on disciplinary practices in Singapore. The father was subsequently charged of ...