{"id":13177,"date":"2019-06-17T11:51:25","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T10:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/?p=13177"},"modified":"2019-08-02T12:58:01","modified_gmt":"2019-08-02T11:58:01","slug":"e4p-tackles-violence-in-nigerian-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/e4p-tackles-violence-in-nigerian-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest feature: E4P tackles violence in Nigerian schools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Why this matters<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>

Corporal punishment in schools violates children's right to education, health and development, and to freedom from violence, and has been shown to negatively affect educational outcomes and contribute to school drop-out. Governments are obliged under international law to prohibit corporal punishment for all children in all schools and ensure that school discipline methods respect children\u2019s human dignity and conform with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>

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Tackling <\/b>V<\/b>iolence in Nigerian <\/b>S<\/b>chools: E4P Schools Without Violence Campaign<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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According to the 2014 National Survey on Violence against Children in Nigeria, one out of every three children has experienced physical violence from their parents and teachers and have come to see this as normal. Although Nigeria was recently confirmed by the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children as one of the \u201cpathfinding countries<\/a>\u201d that have made formal commitments to ending violence against children, there is insufficient evidence in practice that indicates this commitment. For instance, certain legal frameworks such as article 295(4) of the Criminal Code (South) still legally allows the correction of children using force. This is in conflict with the 2003 Child Rights Act and undermines its implementation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Further, although some teachers are aware of certain prohibitions to the use of corporal punishment in schools as contained in the 2003 Child Rights Act, corporal punishment is still an acceptable form of discipline used in schools in Nigeria.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Our E4P Schools Without Violence Campaign was launched in March 2019 within the context of:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>