<p><strong>The Commissioner for Education in Lagos State, Mrs <a href="http://Openlife.ng">Folashade Adefisayo</a>, says that the state government has put a stop to all forms of corporal punishment in its public schools.</strong></p>
<p>Adefisayo, represented by Mrs Adumasi Bosede, a Director in the Ministry, said this at the scientific conference of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital, Yaba in Lagos State on Wednesday.</p>
<p>The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the programme is: <strong>“Corporal Punishment in the Modern African Setting”, with the Sub-theme: Examining the Scientific Evidence behind Corporal Punishment”</strong></p>
<p>Adefisayo, also the special guest of honour at the event, defined<strong> “Corporal Punishment as any punishment in which physical force is used and intended to cause some degree of pains or discomfort, however light on the receiver.&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>She decried the prevalence of corporal punishment in schools and homes, as the effects in most cases result to negative outcomes.</p>
<p>According to her, there are instances where corporal punishment meted out to students have resulted to the death of the child or student involved.</p>
<p><em><strong>“There had been occasions whereby corporal punishment given by a teacher to a child either in form of flogging or bullying had eventually led to the the death of the child, thereby implicating the teacher.</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>“To avert such ugly incidents, including other negative effects of corporal punishment; there is a policy in Lagos State prohibiting teachers from inflicting corporal punishment on students and pupils in schools.</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>“Meanwhile, there are other alternative ways to discipline and correct children, which are being adopted in the schools,”</strong> </em>she said.</p>
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