Tudravu condemns need to inflict corporal punishment

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Fiji’s Deputy Commissioner of Police Rusiate Tudravu. Picture: FT FILE

FIJI Police Force deputy commissioner ACP Rusiate Tudravu has condemned the need to inflict corporal punishment on students in order to address disciplinary issues in schools around the country.

His comments came while responding to the Fijian Teachers Association general secretary Paula Manumanunitoga who said that students had started to take advantage of the new system by disrespecting teachers.

Mr Manumanunitoga said he was against the policy not to inflict corporal punishment on students in schools.

“I can’t understand why we can’t be given the freedom to decide on our future because discipline right now in our schools is at its lowest, this is the fact. I was a primary school teacher over the past 30 years and I made sure students were disciplined but now teachers can’t do anything,” he said.

Mr Manumanunitoga claimed nowadays students did not have any respect for their teachers compared to 12 years ago

“Nowadays, children will run into their teachers without respect at all. They have even gone to the extent of throwing vulgar words at teachers when they are disappointed and the sad part is that we can’t do anything about it,” he said.

In his response, ACP Tudravu said inflicting corporal punishment in schools was never the answer to discipline students.

“I cannot comment on Government’s decision to take away corporal punishment in schools but personally, I think that the disciplining of any child should start from home. Their attitude in school reflects back to what the family is teaching their children. We do this there will be problems in schools,” he said.

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