Unicef Malaysia Calls For Ban On Corporal Punishment In Schools
camana ek nak tackle masalah student kat skolah kalau sume dah kena ban
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) Malaysia has called for a ban on corporal punishment in schools as it harms children and damages their education.
Unicef representative in Malaysia, Youssouf Oomar (rpt Youssouf Oomar) said Unicef believed that corporal punishment should be abolished because it was abusive and ineffective.
"It also infringes on the right to education. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child prohibits the use of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, regardless of circumtances," he said in a statement on the second anniversary of the UN World Report on Violence Against Children, Tuesday.
According to the report, he said, lessons in violence had little positive disciplinary value, teaching students that violence was an acceptable solution when dealing with problems.
He said the report also stated that a formula of scoldings, beatings and other physical and psychological punishments ended with students feeling angry and humilliated.
"There is little value for the child or the community as students who experience violence become withdrawn from academic pursuit and less motivated to succeed," he said.
The World report was conducted through five years of intensive consultation including nine regional consultations involving governments, civil society, children; thematic consulations with relevant experts; field visits; as well as questionnaires to 133 governments, including Malaysia.
The report said children more often than not experienced violence at the hands of the very individuals responsible for protecting them and schools were cited as one such location where children experienced violence, both from their teachers in the form of corporal punishments as well as from their peers in the form of bullying.
"Corporal punishment erodes students' trust in their teachers and their schools. It can lead to students feeling disrespectful and angry toward their educators. It also negates a child's capacity to respond to reason," said Youssouf.
He said in Malaysia, corporal punishment in schools was generally viewed as disciplinary action to control students who misbehave.
-- BERNAMA
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No wonder nowadays students are more "lemak" and have less respect for the teachers as they are no longer "punished" the way that I got during my time...
sure pening kepala cikgu2 nih..last2 diorang biar je budak2 nih
rotan ler bagus kannn...tingat dulu kener rotan dgn cikgu...balik umah lagi kener marah dgn emak..
jgn harap nk bela kita..ateehhh..malas belajo..
tpi biler dpt cucu, biler cucu kener rotan...uiiihh...sengseng kain nenek dia dtg sekolah jumpa cikgu..marah2 cikgu...pesal jadik centu???
It's true! They are more powerful than the teachers in school. If they do something wrong and are punished, the last thing is that We'll see you in court!'The teachers are nobody to them nowadays! They can do anything to the teachers! Memang kurang ajar,biadap,etc students sekarang!
lupakanje...zaman dah berubah
dulu2 cikgu dihormati dgn kedudukan diorang..skrg ni mak bapak pun lagi kaya dan berkedudukan dari cikgu...tu yg tak heran pun..bila mak bapak pun asik ngutuk cikgu..anak apa tah lagi kan
myza...susah sgt..panggil polis je jadi cikgu disiplin hehe