Jamaica: Teachers continue to beat students despite warnings of possible criminal charges Some of the nation’s children are still experiencing, and witnessing, cases of child abuse in the classroom daily despite the Government’s directive that corporal punishment is prohibited in schools. One grade four primary school student told The Sunday Gleaner recently that it is customary for his class teacher to pinch him and other students with her long nails until they bleed. “She pinch us and then sometimes she lick us with an iron ruler,” said the 10-year-old with innocence in his voice. “She don’t pay the girls them any mind, she only pay the boys them mind, and she will ... Continue reading... https://www.stlucianewsonline.com/j...espite-warnings-of-possible-criminal-charges/
Jamaica teachers still beating students despite warnings of criminal charges He charged that the teacher has declared that she has control of her classroom and will enforce discipline as she sees fit. “She tell we say is her classroom and not even the police or the ministry ca... Continue reading... https://www.stabroeknews.com/2019/news/regional/jamaica/01/20/jamaica-teachers-still-beating-students-despite-warnings-of-criminal-charges/