Corporal Punishment
As defined by the UN Committee on
the Rights of the Child:
“Any punishment in which
physical force is used and
intended to cause some
degree of pain or
discomfort, however
light."
3 types of Corporal Punishment
1. Parental or domestic corporal
punishment—typically, children
punished by parents or guardians
2. Within schools, when students are
punished by teachers or school
administrators
3. Judicial corporal punishment as part
of a criminal sentence ordered by a
court of law. (Included in this is
prison corporal punishment)
1. Is corporal punishment teaching kids that
violence can be used to solve problems OR is
this an extreme view expressed by softies?
2. Can you think of a case when your parent/guardian
used corporal punishment & you deserved it?
3. Can you think of a situation where corporal
punishment could effectively be used in schools?
Or should it never be allowed?
4. Would corporal punishment deter crime
& should it be a form of punishment in law?
Article: Sparing the Rod