People's’s Assembly debate the role of corporal punishment in schools

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A debate over corporal punishment in Syrian state schools highlighted wider questions about authority, education and the future of the country’s school system. The discussion began during a People’s Assembly session on education when member Ahmad al-Smail, representing Qusayr in Homs, called for allowing students to be beaten under specific controls. According to a Sept. 22 report by Khashaf Facts Supporters of the proposal argued physical punishment could help maintain classroom discipline. The proposal drew criticism online, with some users questioning whether schools should become places of…