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Rejected petition School Punishment - Headmaster -School Corporal Punishment

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School corporal punishment covers official punishments of school students for misbehaviour that involve striking the student a given number of times in a generally methodical and premeditated ceremony. The punishment is usually administered either across the buttocks and performed only by the headmaster.

UK school should bring back punishment for students

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