Archive for March 22, 2007

Corporal Punishment - Why is it needed at all?

I have always wondered why is it necessary to award corporal punishment to school kids? So far I haven’t found an answer. This particular incident once again got me thinking.

Ujjwala Andrews, a teacher in city’s Vinay High School, will serve one year of simple imprisonment for causing the grievous injury to Munir Patel 11 years [...]

March 22, 2007   Posted in: corporal punishment, school violence  17 Comments