POSITIVE CLASS CONTROL Corporal Punishment:- School corporal punishment refers to causing deliberate pain or discomfort in response to undesired behaviour by students in schools. It often involves striking the student either across the buttocks [1] or on the hands, with an implement {Wikipedia}corporal punishment [1]

Advocates of school corporal punishment argue that it provides an immediate response to indiscipline and that the student is quickly back in the classroom learning, as opposed to suspension from schoolsuspension

Opponents, including a number of medical and psychological societies, along with human-rights groups, argue that physical punishment is ineffective in the long term, interferes with learning, leads to antisocial behaviour as well as various forms of mental distress, and is a form of violence that breaches the rights of children.human-rights

Effects on students[ 1. School officials and policymakers often rely on personal anecdotes to argue that school corporal punishment improves students' behavior and achievement.anecdotes

However, there is a lack of empirical evidence showing that corporal punishment leads to better control in the classroom. In particular, evidence does not suggest that it enhances moral character development, increases students' respect for teachers or other authority figures, or offers greater security for teachers

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), research shows that corporal punishment is less effective than other methods of behaviour management in schools, and "praise, discussions regarding values, and positive role models do more to develop character, respect, and values than does corporal punishment"

They say that evidence links corporal punishment of students to a number of adverse outcomes, including: "increased aggressive and destructive behaviour, increased disruptive classroom behaviour, vandalism, poor school achievement, poor attention span, increased drop-out rate, school avoidance and school phobia, low self- esteem, anxiety, somatic complaints, depression, suicide and retaliation against teachers".

Promotion of violence 1.That there is a risk of corporal punishment in schools fostering the impression among students that violence is an appropriate means for managing others' behaviour. 2., "Corporal punishment signals to the child that a way to settle interpersonal conflicts is to use physical force and inflict pain".

Promotion of violence 3. "The use of corporal punishment in schools promotes a very precarious message: that violence is an acceptable phenomenon in our society. It sanctions the notion that it is meritorious to be violent toward our children, thereby devaluing them in society's eyes. It encourages children to resort to violence because they see their authority figures or substitute parents doing it

INDIAN SCENE India Corporal punishment is still used in most of India. The Delhi High Court banned its use in Delhi schools in out of 29 states claim to apply the ban, though enforcement is lax. A number of social and cultural groups, including Shankaracharya, are campaigning against corporal punishment in India. In many states, corporal punishment is still practised within most schools. Society for Prevention of Injuries & Corporal Punishment (SPIC) is actively running awareness campaigns to educate the teachers and students through conferences and scientific publicationsShankaracharya