corporal punishment was banned in south african schools in 1993.
corporal punishment was banned in south african schools in 1993.
when was corporal punishment banned in south african schools?
1993
like their british counterparts, south african private schools also gave prefects free rein to administer canings whenever they felt it appropriate, from at least the late 19th century onwards. south african schools continued to use the cane to emphasise sporting priorities well into the late 20th century, caning boys for commonplace gameplay errors such as being caught offside in an association football match, as well as for poor batting performance in cricket, not applauding their school team's performance sufficiently, missing sport practice sessions, or even "to build up team spirit". the use of corporal punishment within the school setting was prohibited by the south african schools act of 1996. according to chapter 2 section 10 of the act, "(1) no person may administer corporal punishment at a school to a learner" and "(2) any person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a sentence, which could be imposed for assault."
caning
corporal punishment in schools has now disappeared from most western countries, including all european countries. in the united states, corporal punishment is not used in public schools in 34 states, banned in 31, permitted in 19, of which only 16 actually have school districts actively administering corporal punishment. every u.s. state except new jersey and iowa permits corporal punishment in private schools, however an increasing number of private schools have abandoned the practice, especially catholic schools, nearly all of which now ban. thirty-one u.s. states as well as the district of columbia have banned it from public schools, most recently new mexico in 2011. the other 19 states (mostly in the south) continue to allow corporal punishment in public schools. of the 19 which permit the practice, three – arizona, colorado, and wyoming have no public schools that actually use corporal punishment as of 2016. paddling is still used to a significant (though declining) degree in some public schools in alabama, arkansas, georgia, louisiana, mississippi, missouri, oklahoma, tennessee and texas. private schools in these and most other states may also use it, though many choose not to do so.
school discipline