Date: September 2009

Many more children protected from school corporal punishment 

The number of children worldwide legally protected from corporal punishment in schools has risen significantly. In August, the Indian government enacted the Right to Education Act 2009, which states that no child shall be physically punished in any way, and provides for disciplinary action against teachers who breach the prohibition. This brings the proportion of the world’s child population protected in law from corporal punishment in schools to 61%, compared with only 41% before the new law.

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