Over 76 percent parents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa believe that moderate punishment is important to discipline children while child rights activists urge elimination of corporal punishment at schools. This was revealed in a survey conducted by the Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC), which revealed that 76 percent parents from Peshawar, Swabi, Charsadda, Mardan and Nowshera were in favour of moderate punishment to discipline their children.
In a statement, SPARC Program Manager Imran Takkar said that any state’s legislation could shape the attitude and practices of that society and an explicit ban on corporal punishment at schools was of great importance. He said that the process must be supported by raising awareness on the harms of corporal punishment. “If corporal punishment is eliminated from educational institutions, it will support its elimination from all settings,” he said.
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