Schools spare the cane

Friday, June 05, 2020

Corporal punishment is a practice that is intrinsically embedded in the culture of Batswana and many African countries. In fact, a research by a Harvard University scholar last year found out that only 53 countries in the world have abolished the practice. However, the practice recently came to a grinding halt due the outbreak of coronavirus. Mmegi staffer, LEBOGANG MOSIKARE follows the story

FRANCISTOWN: In Botswana, corporal punishment is practiced at homes hence it is not surprising that it is still a norm even in schools.

For most Batswana, the idiom “spare the rod and spoil the child” is a truism that should be practiced in order to instil discipline in children. In fact, the practice is so prevalent that even the country’s laws recognise it as a form of punishment for people who commit minor offences.

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