British officialdom is debating whether to outlaw all spanking of children — even by their own parents. “Physical punishment by teachers was outlawed in Britain’s state-run schools in 1986 and in private schools in 1999. … Last year, the government committed itself to banning childminders from spanking children, even when they have permission to do so from the child’s parents.” The final step, now being urged by a highly mobilized lobby of purported child advocates, is to extend the ban to parents themselves. The “campaign has little to do with weighing the merits, or otherwise, of spanking as a form of discipline,” writes Brendan O’Neill, assistant editor of the journal Spiked-Online. “Rather, it is driven by a view of parents, and adults in general, as not being trustworthy enough to care for children.” (“Britain debates: to spank or not to spank “, Christian Science Monitor, Apr. 19).
U.K. mulls spanking ban
British officialdom is debating whether to outlaw all spanking of children — even by their own parents. “Physical punishment by teachers was outlawed in Britain’s state-run schools in 1986 and in private schools in 1999. … Last year, the government committed itself to banning childminders from spanking children, even when they have permission to do […]
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Government Going Places It Shouldn’t
I originally read about this at Overlawyered.com, a great site I might add, and I guess this makes me even happyer that I live in the US. A bill is currently on its way through Parliament in Britten. The bill would outlaw spanking of children by even t…