A stricter school discipline framework announced by the Ministry of Education has revived debate on the effectiveness of caning. CNA TODAY speaks to adults who were caned as children on how corporal ...

Under new guidelines caning will only be used as a punishment for male students aged nine and above as a ‘last resort’ ...

As schools tighten disciplinary measures, including caning for serious offences like bullying, a mother of two daughters questions whether this punishment is fair or even effective – and whether a ...

We are writing to urge you to take decisive action on the problem of violence against children, and specifically corporal punishment in schools and in other settings. We believe that in your new role ...

School bullies in Singapore will face a caning under new guidelines. Boys could face between one and three strokes of the cane depending on the gravity of the offence. Girls are e ...

CANING used to be widely used in British schools, as a form of punishment. Here, we look at when it was banned and the reasons behind its ending. In other private schools, it was banned in 1998 in ...