Archaic Education Act: Catalyst for wayward behaviour in schools

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The video clip that recently trended on social media platforms showing a male teacher corporally punishing a female student at Sir Seretse Khama Memorial Junior Secondary School (SSKMJS) in Gaborone has reignited the debate about factors that lead some students to misbehave to the point of even peddling drugs within school premises. Mmegi correspondent LEBOGANG MOSIKARE found out that the Education Act is also to blame for the status quo

FRANCISTOWN: How the student was treated ignited a war of words between unions representing teachers and a human rights organisation, the Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV and AIDS (BONELA), which says that corporal punishment in schools should be abolished.

The pro “spare the rod and spoil the child” cultural advocates, were supported by a host of Batswana who say that corporal punishment is a cultural practice that has stood the test of time in disciplining children. On the other hand, the anti-corporal sanctioning proponents were on the corner of BONELA.

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