Teachers advised on corporal punishment
Dec 29, 2002
Punishment administered in the right manner and as a way of reforming the culprit, is alright. However, many children are being abused in schools in the name of discipline
By Immaculate Tumwesigye and Juliet Waiswa
PUNISHMENT administered in the right manner and as a way of reforming the culprit, is alright. However, many children are being abused in schools in the name of discipline.
At a workshop held recently at Kawempe Muslim Primary School, participants discussed various disciplinary procedures in schools.
A community Liason officer, Abby Ngako decried the use of corporal punishment to discipline children. She said the method was archaic and causes bodily harm, which then turns out to be assault, a criminal offence under the Penal Code Act.
The workshop was also aimed at enlightening teachers on handling punishment in schools.
Ngako said although discipline is necessary in schools, the disciplinary process should not lead to violation of human rights.
Copies of the Teachers’ Code were distributed to teachers and most of them scrambled to get them. Most of the teachers confessed that they had never seen the Teachers code of Conduct.
PUNISHMENT administered in the right manner and as a way of reforming the culprit, is alright. However, many children are being abused in schools in the name of discipline.
At a workshop held recently at Kawempe Muslim Primary School, participants discussed various disciplinary procedures in schools.
A community Liason officer, Abby Ngako decried the use of corporal punishment to discipline children. She said the method was archaic and causes bodily harm, which then turns out to be assault, a criminal offence under the Penal Code Act.
The workshop was also aimed at enlightening teachers on handling punishment in schools.
Ngako said although discipline is necessary in schools, the disciplinary process should not lead to violation of human rights.
Copies of the Teachers’ Code were distributed to teachers and most of them scrambled to get them. Most of the teachers confessed that they had never seen the Teachers code of Conduct.