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\u2018Slapping\u2019 of Grade 5 student prompts CHR to call for sanctions vs child abusers

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Days after reports of a teacher who slapped a student reached the education department and local police, the Commission on Human Rights has issued a strongly-worded statement calling for sanctions to be imposed on persons physically hurting children.

In a statement on Thursday, the human rights body said that children should be protected from “all forms of violence and punishment, regardless of their actions” in line with the principles outlined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, of which the country is a signatory of.

The Department of Education’s regional office covering Peñafrancia Elementary School has already launched an investigation into the incident. The incident is also a grim reminder of how using “physical and humiliating or degrading punishments” is a "punitive form of discipline can harm children and can even lead to death,” said children's rights organization Save the Children.

The group also called on DepEd to enforce its own zero tolerance policy for all forms of violence against children as outlined in DepEd Order No. 40 or the Child Protection Policy.Jollibee kicks off the holidays with new Christmas Chocolate Creations10 dreamy experiences in Europe, America for your 2024 travel bucket list, plus an early bird promoBut further review is still needed to determine if the teacher’s slap led to the student’s death as his symptoms...

 

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