Psychologist Urges End to Corporal Punishment in Schools - Barbados Today

Psychologist urges end to corporal punishment in schools - Barbados Today

Amid a surge in student misconduct, psychologist Dr Nicole Lynch is urging Barbadians to rethink the reliance on corporal punishment. Speaking at a two-day workshop titled Managing Behaviour in Schools: A Positive Behaviour Management Approach, Dr Lynch said this approach is not working and she called for a cultural shift toward more effective, respectful discipline. “We’ve done the beating, we’ve done the punishing, and we are still here. What …

Boko Links Corporal Punishment to Rising GBV Cases

President Duma Boko has sparked fresh debate by linking the rise in gender-based violence to corporal punishment, warning that beating children normalizes violence in relationships SESUPO RANTSIMAKO President Duma Boko has linked the alarming rise in Gender-Based Violence (GBV) to the widespread use of corporal punishment on children, warning that physical discipline is laying the…