It went on: "A boarding mistress and a Kiswahili teacher randomly beat her in the presence of the school deputy principal, who also gave her corporal punishment and sent her home, together with ...

Please enable JavaScript to read this content. Students at a school [Courtesy] Research has shown that corporal punishment in school is not effective and can do more ...

Students are beaten in schools for a wide range of infractions. Though corporal punishment is never a legitimate response to misbehavior, it is particularly troubling when used as a ...

Private school advocates, who vehemently oppose state intervention, did not oppose the new law. Schools in the Catholic Conference of Illinois do not use corporal punishment, executive director Bob ...

BANGKOK--A scandal over corporal punishment of schoolchildren in Thailand expanded Tuesday as six teachers and caregivers at a school accused of such abuse turned themselves in to face criminal ...