Physical Punishments Included in Teacher Discipline Draft Guideline Top policymakers in Guangdong province are seeking to clearly define the disciplinary authority of local teachers, the Southern Daily newspaper reported Wednesday. In a section on student discipline, a draft guideline submitted Tuesday to members of the Guangdong Provincial People’s Congress proposes that teachers be allowed to punish students by making them remain standing for extended periods or run outdoors until instructed to stop if the students violate certain rules such as throwing objects in the classroom, making disruptive noises, and copying homework. The draft regulation says the proposed punishments do not constitute corporal punishment and expressly forbids teachers from ... Continue reading... http://www.sixthtone.com/ht_news/10...ncluded in Teacher Discipline Draft Guideline
