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HYDERABAD, INDIA, April 2, 2002: The state government of Andhra Pradesh has recently issued a government order banning corporal punishment in schools. School education secretary I. V. Subba Rao said, “Imposition of corporal punishment was not in keeping with a child’s dignity, and it is cruel to subject a child to physical violence in school in the name of discipline and education.” This newest government order replaces an earlier one issued in 1966 that had allowed a provision for corporal punishment such as six hits with a cane on the hand of a student. Completely prohibiting all forms of corporal punishment, the new GO also outlines that offenders are liable for prosecution under the Indian Penal Code. Teachers unions in the state as well as students have been asking for a new GO eliminating corporal punishment. Panchayat Raj Teachers Union president B. Mohan Reddy said, “The ban will help cement the bond between the teachers and the students.”

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