RIGHT TO PUNISH
TEACHERS AND PUPILS
RULING AT AUCKLAND
(By Telegraph—Press Association.)
AUCKLAND, May 6.
A ruling that the board strongly disapproved of corporal punishment for inability to do school work, but considered that teachers should have the right to inflict corporal' punishment for serious offences was given by Mr. T. U. Wells, chairman of the Auckland Education Board, at a meeting of the board today.
Mr. W. J. Campbell drew the board's attention to recent correspondence in the Press on the subject of corporal punishment in schools. He pointed out that under the regulations framed by the board five years ago all corporal punishments should be entered by teachers in a punishment book, and he asked if that was being done.
The chairman said punishment books were examined every quarter by the secretary, Mr. Dunlop, who would [report to the board any instances ot too-severe punishment. . • "I have written to one or two teach- ! ers regarding punishments shown in their books," stated Mr. Dunlop, "but we have to depend on the teachers being honest enough to enter in their books particulars of every infliction of corporal punishment. We ■ have no check on whether they do or not."
"Teachers of the type given to inflicting excessive corporal punishment are not likely to enter up their punishment books correctly," remarked the Hon. A. Burns.. "A teacher who relies on the" cane to te'ach-is as. out of date as the captain who used to think that man-o'-warsmen would not work unless they were flogged frequently, but I think there are some grounds for complaints." Mr. Dunlop reported having held an inquiry into an alleged case of excessive punishment. The parents and the teacher differed as to the amount of punishment given, though the teacher admitted giving more than she should have dpne. ■ It was found that no -entry had been made in the punishment book. The board decided to censure the teacher and advise her that in the event of her again failing to enter punishments in her returns the board would consider terminating her engagement. ■ • . . ' '-.■■'
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Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 107, 7 May 1936, Page 5
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344RIGHT TO PUNISH Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 107, 7 May 1936, Page 5
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