India - protest against school corporal punishment
In India, corporal punishment of children is legal'Legal’ means that the law says it is OK. in the home, and in other places where children live including in prison. It is
illegal'Illegal' means that it is against the law. in schools and as a punishment for crime. More detail.
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In October 2010, children in Kolkata held a protest against school corporal punishment. Around 40 children met at the tram terminus with banners and balloons, and travelled the city on trams, raising awareness of corporal punishment and protesting against it. Read more. Children from other areas of India wrote to a newspaper about school corporal punishment. See their letters.
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