Thou shalt not beat children

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Two teachers recently came under fire for administering corporal punishment at their respective schools.
Teachers’ Union of Namibia (TUN) secretary general Mahongora Kavihuha and Popular and Democratic Movement (PDM) parliamentarian Elma Dienda yesterday in the parliament said teachers cannot physically punish ill-disciplined children as this is against the law.
The Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture, on the other hand, says teachers should lodge complaints against such pupils with their heads of department instead.
TUN, however, says its members’ complaints are never addressed.
Dienda asked deputy minister of education, arts and culture Faustina Caley what exactly corporal punishment involves.