Tag: Corporal punishment

Chennai, The Tamil Nadu school education department has directed district education officers to constitute school-specific monitoring committees to prevent corporal punishment.The monitoring committees will include school heads, parents, teachers and senior students.The department has directed the committees to ensure that they promptly address any complaints regarding corporal punishments and to find out whether they have resulted in mental harassment of students.As per the Right to Education Act, 2009 corporal punishment includes physical punishment, mental harassment and discrimination.The department has also directed the district education officers to keep vigil on corporal punishment in schools under their jurisdiction as the state wants ... Read more

NEW DELHI: The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to implement the Guidelines for Elimination of Corporal Punishment in Schools (GECP) as outlined by the NCPCR.Justice SM Subramaniam observed that corporal punishment was unacceptable, as outlined in Section 17(1) of the Rights of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009.The court emphasised that resorting to corporal punishment was not a viable approach to guide children; rather, efforts should be focused on treating children with dignity and respect.Justice Subramaniam issued this directive to the Principal Secretary of the School Education Department during recent interim proceedings on a ... Read more