Beating of schoolchildren: A worrying epidemic South Sudan, and the Republic of Congo - which are ranked 1 and 5 on the UN's Fragile States List - are on a list of 49 countries that have outlawed all corporal punishment. India, the land of non-violent Mohandas Gandhi, isn't. UNICEF says "two out of three school going children in India are physically abused" in India. Citing a 2007 report by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, UNICEF goes on to state that physical abuse is "rampant in every single district in the country". Corporal punishment, in particular, "is deeply ingrained as a tool to discipline children ... Continue reading... http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-A-worrying-epidemic/articleshow/52701069.cms
