School Heads Debate Corporal Punishment

School Heads Debate Corporal Punishment

Bring back corporal punishment. This appeal rang loud and clear at the 131st Fiji Principals Association Conference and annual general meeting held at the Grand Pacific Hotel, Suva yesterday. The heads of schools continue to appeal for this to be reintroduced. This call by the Holy Cross College principal, Tomasi Takala, followed the faith-based principle raised by the Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific, Professor Jito…

Corporal Punishment in Southern Schools: An Ongoing Injustice - Dallas Weekly

One thing is clear. Data shows that corporal punishment in Southern schools is pervasive. In the 2017-2018 school year, alone, Scott County School District in Mississippi had 1,746 incidents of corporal punishment. More than a third of the students in this district are Black. What’s more uncanny is that these incidents aren’t just isolated to Mississippi. There are more than a dozen states that still actively practice corporal punishment in scho…