Singapore has introduced new education guidelines that allow caning of male school bullies as a “last resort” to stamp out bad behaviour. The policy marks a notable escalation in the city-state’s approach to school discipline, drawing international attention.
Singapore already permits judicial and school-level caning in certain contexts, but the explicit inclusion of bullying as a trigger under formal education guidelines is new. The measure applies only to male students, consistent with existing Singaporean law that restricts corporal punishment to males. The announcement is likely to reignite global debates about the effectiveness and ethics of physical punishment in educational settings.
