A 35-year-old woman, Aderonke Makinde, was on Tuesday arraigned at the Ogba Magistrates’ Court sitting in the Ikeja area of Lagos State for allegedly flogging a nine-year-old girl, Oyinkansola Kayode, with a cane at her school, Westgate Land Emperial Creche, Nursery and Primary School in the Mushin area of Lagos State. Makinde was arraigned before […]
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Each year, hundreds of thousands of students are subjected to corporal punishment in public and private schools even religious places of learning aren’t left out. Despite the lacerations, untold problems associated with the hitting, spanking, or paddling of students, corporal punishment is a form of school discipline and many educators have come to debate endlessly
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The book of Proverbs is to proof that punishment, to some extent, is needed to correct misbehaviour among children. For instance, the verse says : ‘Do not withhold discipline from a child; if you strike him with a rod, he will not die. If you strike him with the rod, you will save his soul
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Spanking is one of the most widely debated parenting topics. While most pediatricians and parenting experts don’t recommend spanking, the vast majority of parents around the world admit to spanking their kids. For many parents, spanking can feel like the fastest and most effective way to change a child’s behavior. And it often works in
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