Ugandan Parents protest ban on caning
Apr 13, 2011
A section of the public has criticised the Government’s proposal to ban corporal punishment in schools, communities and homes. The proposal involves amending Children’s Act 2006.
By Vision Reporters
A section of the public has criticised the Government’s proposal to ban corporal punishment in schools, communities and homes. The proposal involves amending Children’s Act 2006.
On Tuesday, the commissioner in the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, James Kaboggoza, said the law in place had failed to pin the perpetrators.
New vision’s Henry Sekanjako, Brain Mayanja and Ruth Nakayiima talked to some parents about the proposal.
Once that proposal is passed, students’ academic performance will deteriorate. For example, if he or she fails to do test or exams very well, how will teachers force them to improve? Personally, I will punish my students whether the Act is amended or not.
The Bible tells us to punish our children. What is wrong is using excessive force.Government needs to discuss with stake-holders, especially the parents, before amending the Act, otherwise people will look at the proposal as alien and aimed at destroying our children.
Banning us from caning our children is unfair. The Government should only deal with parents who excessively beat their children.
The Government ought to be serious. African children listen from behind. Barring us from caning them is uncalled for.
If this ban is put in practice, it is likely to make our children rebellious. Beating is a pre-requisite to shaping good citizens. Some of us are good because we were beaten.
Government should concentrate on politics and leave child upbringing to us. If am the father to my child, why not beat him when he is in the wrong.
Uganda needs time to implement such proposals. These things can only work in western countries, not here in Africa. Our children need to know that there are times we get annoyed.
Government should think twice before implementing this proposal because our own children will end up suing us.
African children understand after being cained. If my father had not canned me, I wouldn’t have been what I am.
I have to cane my children once they go wrong. The future of my children lies in my hands.
Punishment does not remove love for children but it helps in proper upbringing of a child. Only People who overdo it should be charged in courts of law.
A section of the public has criticised the Government’s proposal to ban corporal punishment in schools, communities and homes. The proposal involves amending Children’s Act 2006.
On Tuesday, the commissioner in the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, James Kaboggoza, said the law in place had failed to pin the perpetrators.
New vision’s Henry Sekanjako, Brain Mayanja and Ruth Nakayiima talked to some parents about the proposal.
Once that proposal is passed, students’ academic performance will deteriorate. For example, if he or she fails to do test or exams very well, how will teachers force them to improve? Personally, I will punish my students whether the Act is amended or not.
The Bible tells us to punish our children. What is wrong is using excessive force.Government needs to discuss with stake-holders, especially the parents, before amending the Act, otherwise people will look at the proposal as alien and aimed at destroying our children.
Banning us from caning our children is unfair. The Government should only deal with parents who excessively beat their children.
The Government ought to be serious. African children listen from behind. Barring us from caning them is uncalled for.
If this ban is put in practice, it is likely to make our children rebellious. Beating is a pre-requisite to shaping good citizens. Some of us are good because we were beaten.
Government should concentrate on politics and leave child upbringing to us. If am the father to my child, why not beat him when he is in the wrong.
Uganda needs time to implement such proposals. These things can only work in western countries, not here in Africa. Our children need to know that there are times we get annoyed.
Government should think twice before implementing this proposal because our own children will end up suing us.
African children understand after being cained. If my father had not canned me, I wouldn’t have been what I am.
I have to cane my children once they go wrong. The future of my children lies in my hands.
Punishment does not remove love for children but it helps in proper upbringing of a child. Only People who overdo it should be charged in courts of law.