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wn.com - 9 hours ago

Teachers union proposes leather belt discipline, Fiji government emphasises child rights

The Fijian Teachers Association (FTA) is advocating for some form of corporal punishment to enforce discipline in primary and secondary schools, but the government says physical punishment cannot be the solution to indiscipline. The association s general secretary Paula Manumanunitoga told a forum on corporal punishment in Suva this week that teachers feel threatened in the classroom and parents are not playing their part. He said teachers were being sworn at, had objects thrown at them, were verbally abused, and had their hair pulled. He said it is a serious matter and the FTA is worried about the country. FTA is proposing that there should be...


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