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Plan Vietnam has developed a manual for those training others in alternative methods of discipline
Positive_discipline_manual_Vietnam.pdf
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Everyone benefits from reducing violence in schools
Everyone can play their part in reducing school violence
Research shows corporal punishment can cause children to feel suicidal
Children have the right to be safe at school
90 countries legally permit corporal punishment in schools
No country is immune from violence in schools
Violence in schools happens everywhere, every day
Violence in schools has devastating long-term consequences
All violence in schools is preventable
In Zambia one-third of 13-15 year-olds have been raped
Children who suffer family violence are more likely to be bullies
Friends like to make fun of me or look down on me. I feel that this is a form of violence without them hurting me physically. Teachers sometimes do the same thing and blame me in front of other children. I was humiliated.
