Rule to be framed against corporal punishment

The state government on Friday apprised Calcutta High Court of a new rule that would be framed to stop corporal punishment in schools.

The state government on Friday apprised Calcutta High Court of a new rule that would be framed to stop corporal punishment in schools. Advocate Pratik Dhar,counsel for the state government,said that the new rule would come into force soon.

He informed that School Education Minister Partha Dey had discussed the issue of corporal punishment with his ministry officers on July 27 and that a decision had been taken on the introduction of the new rule. It was in compliance with an order passed two weeks ago that Dhar on Friday submitted to a Division Bench headed by Chief Justice J N Patel an expert opinion report on the need to to stop corporal punishment in schools.

During the hearing,the Division Bench said that the media had an important role to play in creating awareness against corporal punishment.

Dhar had discussed the issue with Dr. Sukanta Chatterjee,Professor and Head of Pediatrics of the Adolescent Health Clinic,Medical College,Kolkata. According to the report,Dr Chatterjee had suggested the framing of a new law to eliminate corporal punishment from schools.

He insisted that awareness about all types of corporal punishment should be targetted towards children as well as all stake-holders of the eduction process. The report also contained suggestions on various aspects of corporal punishment and how it could be stopped. Dhar said that the state government had decided to frame the new rule,considering the suggestions of the experts. The case will come up for hearing in November.

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