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Zimbabwe Bans The Beating Of Children by surrogatesng: 8:19pm On Mar 04, 2017 |
Zimbabwe’s High Court has banned physical punishment for children both at school and in the home. The ruling comes after a parent complained that her child in grade one, a class for six-year-olds, had deep bruises after a beating by a teacher. Linah Pfungwa said her daughter had been punished for failing to have her reading book signed by guardians as proof she had done her homework. The constitutional court will have to confirm the judgment. The BBC’s Shingai Nyoka in the capital, Harare, says if upheld, it would transform the way parents have disciplined their children for centuries in the southern African country. Some parents are criticizing the ruling, while rights groups says it is long overdue, she says. Ms Pfungwa, who filed her application with support from the Justice for Children’s Trust, said her child was harshly assaulted with a rubber pipe. My child suffered major bruises and I took photographs and pictures She had deep bruises on her back and she could hardly sleep properly, the state-run Chronicle newspaper quotes her as saying. I posted the pictures of my daughter on our WhatsApp group for other parents to observe and it turned out that other children had also been beaten. In her application, Ms Pfungwa said that children should not be subjected to any form of violence and such physical punishment breached their rights under Zimbabwe’s Constitution. She argued that other forms of discipline should be used for children. If my child disobeys, I ground her by denying her access to television as well as denying her pocket money or other goodies like sweets and presents, she said. If she does well, I reward her by presents or extra hours of watching television. My child is well-behaved and well-brought up simply as a result of the dialogue that I use as a means of discipline. Justice David Mangota agreed that physical punishment for children was unconstitutional and said that parents and teachers should not lay their hands on children even if they misbehave. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-39141240 |
Re: Zimbabwe Bans The Beating Of Children by HungerBAD: 8:22pm On Mar 04, 2017 |
Lol 3 Likes |
Re: Zimbabwe Bans The Beating Of Children by dejt4u(m): 8:26pm On Mar 04, 2017 |
This is 'unafrican'.. |
Re: Zimbabwe Bans The Beating Of Children by engrMikemd(m): 8:31pm On Mar 04, 2017 |
right step in good direction |
Re: Zimbabwe Bans The Beating Of Children by dollyjoy(f): 8:32pm On Mar 04, 2017 |
Doesn't make sense. The only language children understand is cane, you don't talk to kids, they won't understand, you beat them. !! |
Re: Zimbabwe Bans The Beating Of Children by Abdhul(m): 8:55pm On Mar 04, 2017 |
The way some parents and teachers attack STUDENTS eh IT'S LIKE THERE IS A VOICE that says .... MAKE THEM BLEED! 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Zimbabwe Bans The Beating Of Children by slimthugchime(m): 8:56pm On Mar 04, 2017 |
dollyjoy: no go scatter your pikin head, say you dey beat am |
Re: Zimbabwe Bans The Beating Of Children by Nobody: 9:05pm On Mar 04, 2017 |
our African morals are almost gone. beating a child is good,but trying to kill the child in the form of beating is BAD |
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