POLICY SPEECH- CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE BROUGHT BACK TO AUSTRALIA Corporal punishment is the act of using physical force to punish a student for wrongdoing. It may involve a ruler across the back of the hand or a cane to the rear. Corporal punishment has since been outlawed as a cruel and an unusual punishment. In Australia the law is that Corporal punishment for government schools is banned in all the states of Australia except for the Northern Territory and for non-government schools it isn't banned in South Australia and Queensland. One reason to bring back corporal punishment is to give power back to the teachers again. Teaching staff often struggle to discipline students because current punishments have no intimidation powers. If they have no power to intimidate students, there's nothing to fear and no deterrent. A lack of Corporal punishment leaves teachers …show more content…
Children often don't enjoy school. A suspension from school can send out the message it's a reward rather than a punishment. Using corporal punishment keeps students in school and punishes them, therefore making it clear it isn't a reward. Corporal punishment should be re-introduced, as misbehaving children should be controlled. When you walk into the classroom there's always a student that misbehaves, doesn't want to be there and try’s to act like rebels, the way to stop that is giving them a smack on the hand and that will embarrass them and hopefully make them behave. Students should not get away with misbehaving in the classroom. When a student is punished severely, parents often have to leave work to collect them and take them home again. It interrupts the school’s schedule and the parent’s schedule. Constant call outs could lead to a parent losing their job for being unreliable. It can cause a great deal of damage to a family. Corporal punishment stops this from happening because it places the trust in the hands of the