Corporal Punishment Should Be Allowed in Schools

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Corporal or physical punishment was introduced since the medieval period in response to stubborn slaves. It was later on introduced in schools, in the colonial times, as one form of disciplinary enforcement measures to respond to children misbehaviours. Since its introduction in schools, corporal punishment was practiced worldwide until some countries around the globe started suggesting its abolition. With countries opposing and others supporting its abolition, corporal or physical punishment in schools remains a subject of discussions in schools. Three different inclinations or opinions in this regard are to be considered. The first inclination suggests that physical or corporal punishment be completely banned from schools. They base they argument on the fact that they find it not to be the right procedure in disciplining a student. They also find corporal punishment techniques more inhuman than just disciplinary. The second trend suggests that this practice be maintained in schools. Their argument is based on the fact that they find it to be the only way to deal with a student’s stubbornness. The third tendency, on the contrary, suggests that corporal punishment be limited to boys only and not be extended to girls due to female sex physical weakness. Tackling each of the three inclinations above, in our essay, we will give our firm position about how important is corporal punishment as disciplinary measure. We will emphasize why it should be allowed in schools. Many definitions for corporal punishment have been put forth. But the commonest definition is “any action taken to punish a child which, if directed at an adult, would constitute an unlawful assault” (Abolishing corporal punishment of children, 6). When we hear these words “Corporal punishment”, the first sense or meaning that crosses our mind is the act of physically harming a
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