Debate on corporal punishment
A news report from Ghana on 15 June:
Some pupils in Accra have called on government to ban corporal punishment as a means of instilling discipline in children. They pointed out that corporal punishment only made especially not-too-brilliant students to drop out of school because they feared when they failed an examination, they would be severely caned. The pupils made the call in a debate jointly organised by management s of Plan Ghana and Actionaid, both international NGOs to mark this year’s International Day of the African Child in Accra on Tuesday.
Those who spoke for the motion described corporal punishment as the most ineffective way of disciplining a child… In addition, it led others especially girls whose performance were below average to give in to advances of men teachers and engaged in amorous relationship to avoid being punished.
