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Why corporal punishment persists

In 2023, Uganda lost 11-year-old Dan Gasore, a pupil of Mutolere Primary School in Kisoro district, after he was hit with a stick on the head and back by a teacher. His crime? Failing homework. His family was left mourning a son they had sent to school to build a future.

A Masaka district executive member caning learners. Such acts are illegal under the Children’s Act of 2016.
By: Ritah Mukasa and Jacky Achan, Journalists @New Vision


CANING GOING IN SCHOOLS 

KAMPALA - Despite being outlawed, corporal punishments still persist in homes and schools. The proponents, who include parents, relatives

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