A nod or not for the rod

Painful call: Many are divided now over whether caning should be allowed.

While some believe corporal punishment is ultimately beneficial for kids, others are convinced that caning is tantamount to abuse. But it’s possible to strike a compromise.

IN the missionary school I went to as a child, caning and other forms of corporal punishment were a given – teachers meted out this form of discipline and parents rarely, if ever, questioned their children’s punishment.