Corporal Punishment of Girls.

Manawatu Herald, 2 June 1894, Page 2

Corporal Punishment of Girls.

A deputation of representatives from the Teachers' Institute waited on the Wellington Education Board on Wednesday morning with regard to the corporal punishment of gir)a. Mr Grundy said the teachers generally seriously thought the discipline of the schools would be affected very much if the regulation prohibiting corporal puniahment of girls were insisted upon, because it was well within the knowledge of every practical teacher that there were girls in all schools who were very difficult to manage. If they were not allowed to resort to corporal punishment they would have to resort to expulsion, which would b^Q I far more serious. The publications the regulation had already had a bad effect on some girls in his school, who had taken advantage of the new state of affairs by ill-behaviour.

They asked the Board at any rate to allow them in the la3t resource to inflict corporal punishment on girls, and they believed it was really in the best interest of the children and the Miss Helyer also spoke of the necessity for teachers being allowed to punish girls occasionally. Sly Flux, of Grey town, informed the 'Board that all the Wairarapa Wloberg were against tho new regiN lation. The Board decided that the matter should be brought up at its next meeting,— Times,