Caning children is not child abuse

The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development intends to amend the Children’s Act 2006 to ban corporal punishment of children in schools, communities and homes. While I support the ministry’s wish to ban corporal punishment in schools and communities, I cannot agree with their proposal to ban corporal punishment in homes.

A teacher might not have an emotional attachment to a child, but a parent does and when a parent or guardian entrusted with a child’s care uses corporal

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