OMAN

In 2003, research conducted by UNICEF in conjunction with the Ministry of Social Development found that some teachers used corporal punishment, despite its prohibition in schools. Other studies have shown that it is also prevalent in the home, particularly among families with the lowest levels of educational attainment.

(Reported in the second state party report to the Committee on the Rights of the Child CRC/C/OMN/2 (2006), para. 175)