Koh Kong School Principal Accused of Beating Girl's Bottom

[CEOCambodiaNews]

Koh Kong, Cambodia News: The mother of a second grade girl student at the Kampuchaboth General Knowledge School in Koh Kong province has filed a complaint with police against the principal of the school for beating her daughter.
On 22 March 2019, after a complaint by the student, the girl's parents saw that she had swollen bruises across her bottom consistent with a beating.They are very angry and say that it is not acceptable to use violence as punishment against children. Eight other children are also reported to have been hit, but not as badly.

Every month, the girl's parents say that they spend about 45,000 Riel to pay for their daughter's school fees because they thought it was a good school and also close to their home. Now, they want justice, and they want all teachers to stop hitting children in schools. They have refused the offer of $300 compensation to withdraw their complaint.
Seng Sothy, deputy director of Koh Kong Provincial Department of Education, Youth and Sports, has said that he had already received information on the case.

[CEO NEWS: In the Khmer news article there is a photo of the girl's bottom which shows definite bruising. It will not be posted here. Take our word for it.]

[TOG]

I could have made a fortune with compensation when I was at school if this was the case.

Not a month went past without being caned and having six good stripes across my backside. I would never dare tell my father or else I would get a real belt thrashing.

I had the conjugation of Latin verbs slippered into me and I can still recite my Latin to this day.

Whatever happened to good old fashioned discipline and six of the best?

[RickyBobby]

I could have made a fortune with compensation when I was at school if this was the case.

Not a month went past without being caned and having six good stripes across my backside. I would never dare tell my father or else I would get a real belt thrashing.

I had the conjugation of Latin verbs slippered into me and I can still recite my Latin to this day.

Whatever happened to good old fashioned discipline and six of the best?

Right? When I grew up, if a teacher used corporal punishment on you, your parents re-affirmed it and doubled down.

[violet]

Not referencing the OP but in response to subsequent comments about whatever happened to good old fashioned....

Humans fought valiantly to distinguish themselves further from other animals, that's what they did. They do things like declaring any type of physical action against a child outrageous and abhorrent, while failing to consider how those pesky animal behaviours they are trying to wipe out appear in other ways later down the track.

We are a messed up species in denial of our real character. I am guilty of it too to some degree.

Edit add I am not saying we should be belting children, but not am I saying there should be zero physical behaviour modification

[TOG]

Humans fought valiantly to distinguish themselves further from other animals, that's what they did. They do things like declaring any type of physical action against a child outrageous and abhorrent, while failing to consider how those pesky animal behaviours they are trying to wipe out appear in other ways later down the track.

Homo Sapiens is around 200,000 years old.

Corporal punishment has been an accepted form of discipline right up to 1966 in the UK. So it has only been banned for 52 years.That's one hell of a long valiant fight to distinguish ourselves from other animals. I do not seem to remember any hard fought campaigns through the centuries but don't let facts get in the way.

I would add it is only outrageous and abhorrent to a minority who unfortunately in this PC world seem to sway the authorities. Yougov polls show that over half the British public would support corporal punishment in schools.

Somehow, I think the animals have it right and the enlightened luvvies have it wrong when I see kids running amok in supermarkets without a care from their parents, knife crime among children having gone through the roof and manners having ceased to exist for the majority.

Yup, a world we can really be proud of as we let the little darlings do what they want when they want.

Oh well, it's only a fad that will change in a century or so and life will return to the status quo.

[Big'n]

Just like in most other countries, Cambodia has flipped education on its head and now the students have more authority than the teachers. I know because I have taught in the USA and am now here in Cambodia and because it's pay-for-play, a few complaints about too strict or too much homework and, boom you're done!

[Kammekor]

Each and every teacher or parent needing to beat up a 7 years old child's bottom until it has several bruises isn't worth the job. That's not a 'corporal' punishment, that's abuse.

[violet]

Humans fought valiantly to distinguish themselves further from other animals, that's what they did. They do things like declaring any type of physical action against a child outrageous and abhorrent, while failing to consider how those pesky animal behaviours they are trying to wipe out appear in other ways later down the track.

Homo Sapiens is around 200,000 years old.

Corporal punishment has been an accepted form of discipline right up to 1966 in the UK. So it has only been banned for 52 years.That's one hell of a long valiant fight to distinguish ourselves from other animals. I do not seem to remember any hard fought campaigns through the centuries but don't let facts get in the way.

I would add it is only outrageous and abhorrent to a minority who unfortunately in this PC world seem to sway the authorities. Yougov polls show that over half the British public would support corporal punishment in schools.

Somehow, I think the animals have it right and the enlightened luvvies have it wrong when I see kids running amok in supermarkets without a care from their parents, knife crime among children having gone through the roof and manners having ceased to exist for the majority.

Yup, a world we can really be proud of as we let the little darlings do what they want when they want.

Oh well, it's only a fad that will change in a century or so and life will return to the status quo.

That comment alone shows you misread what I wrote, or I didn't write very clearly

[TOG]

That comment alone shows you misread what I wrote, or I didn't write very clearly

Re reading your post, it can be read several ways.

Hard to say if you are saying humanity is messed up by administering punishment in order to discipline or messed up because it stopped discipline.

Benefit of the doubt?

[Anchor Moy]

Each and every teacher or parent needing to beat up a 7 years old child's bottom until it has several bruises isn't worth the job. That's not a 'corporal' punishment, that's abuse.

Agree. Hitting or beating school kids as a punishment is not ok.
There is so much violence going on in Cambodian society that I think it' s a good thing that these parents are sticking up for their daughter.