corporal punishment

Scotland is to become the first country in the UK to make it a criminal offence for parents to smack their children.
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In a shocking instance of corporal punishment, a teacher at a Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) church-run primary school in Bulawayo is facing prosecution after he allegedly pummelled a Grade Three pupil against a desk resulting in the child…
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Bulawayo residents yesterday strongly rejected proposals in the Education Amendment Bill to allow pregnant pupils to continue with their studies as well as the abolishment of corporal punishment.
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In a landmark ruling, the full bench of the Constitutional Court sitting in Harare yesterday ruled that juveniles shall no longer receive corporal punishment when convicted of any offence.
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Teachers have raised concern over indiscipline in schools evidenced by an increased number of students assaulting teachers in classrooms.
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A 15-year-old teenager from Chitungwiza will be caned four strokes as corporal punishment at Harare Central Prison for raping a 3-year-old girl.
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Primary and Secondary Education deputy minister Paul Mavhima has said schools and parents must continue administering corporal punishment on pupils but employ proportionate disciplinary techniques.
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By Daniel Nemukuyu Christian and traditional leaders have slammed the recent High Court decision outlawing the beating of children at school and in homes, saying it had an effect of spoiling the children and promoting indiscipline in the…
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By Fidelis Munyoro A lawsuit has been filed against a local primary school in Harare for allegedly grievously assaulting a Grade One pupil in class following the parents’ failure to mark her homework. According to the case…
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Johanne Mhlanga - I have been following with interest the debate and court case on the abolition of corporal punishment in prisons, homes and schools.
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