SCMP: Private school in China to introduce corporal punishment for students

Under the new rules, teachers can beat students on the palms with a pointer or force them to stand for up to two hours. Guilty will be considered a student who, for example, did not complete homework or fell asleep in class. “We aim to enable students to be held accountable for their mistakes. This will make them more aware of the need to prevent such mistakes and become good, law-abiding citizens. In addition, boys will not be allowed to wear long hair, and girls – to dye their lips, get manicures and wear jewelry. There are requirements for clothes. Its cost should not exceed 100 yuan, shoes - 80 yuan. The article says that 2,500 pupils are educated at a private Longyuan school. The school said its new rules were in line with the country's primary and secondary school standards. However, the ministry prohibits corporal punishment. The local education department urged the school to bring its rules into line with the norms, the newspaper writes. In response, the school said it was considered the best in the city because of the high scores that graduates receive on entrance exams. If families do not adopt the new rules, then their children can transfer to other educational institutions, the administration advised. According to the newspaper, the position of the school management was supported by many parents. Local media reported that corporal punishment of pupils is practiced by some Chinese schools, but is officially prohibited. Families themselves often support the practice, believing it to be useful for good discipline as well as for stimulating learning.

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