The Opposition is calling on Education Minister, Ronald Thwaites, to declare an immediate ban on corporal punishment in the public education system.
Opposition spokesperson on Education, Senator Kamina Johnson-Smith, says teachers should be trained to use other forms of punishment.
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Her comments come days after a teacher at St. Richards Primary School in St. Andrew was charged with assault, after using a ruler to hit a male student.
Senator Johnson Smith says the Education Ministry must stop sending mixed messages about corporal punishment.
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