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‘Suspending corporal punishment promotes non-violent discipline’

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Child Welfare and Basic Education Minister, Nono Kgafela-Mokoka, has defended government’s decision to suspend corporal punishment in schools, saying the move is aimed at protecting learners’ dignity and aligning Botswana with international human rights standards.

Addressing Parliament this week, she maintained that the suspension, pending a review of relevant laws, is in the best interests of the child and forms part of broader efforts to promote non-violent discipline in schools.

The Minister was responding to questions by Serowe South Member of Parliament (MP) Leepetswe Lesedi, who had wanted to know the government’s position on corporal punishment and whether it has been completely abolished in schools across the country.

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