Finally, we are taking baby step to rectify the ills in our current education system

[k1976]

Singapore says teachers can cane students as young as 9 in new anti-bullying strategy​

Jack Guy, CNN
Wed, 6 May 2026 at 10:08 PM SGT
3 min read
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Singapore's education minister, Desmond Lee, is pictured on September 18, 2025. - Gavin Foo/Singapore Press/AP
Singapore’s education minister has confirmed that teachers are allowed to use caning to discipline unruly students in certain cases.

“Our schools use caning as a disciplinary measure if all the other measures are inadequate, given the gravity of the misconduct,” Desmond Lee said in parliament on Tuesday in response to questions about new anti-bullying measures announced on April 15 – including one asking about the mental health impact of caning children as young as 9 years old.

“They follow strict protocols to ensure safety for the student. For instance, caning must be approved by the principal and administered only by authorised teachers,” he told lawmakers, with the new framework to be rolled out across Singaporean schools from 2027.

 

[Worm]

nonsense, they didn't cane PRC students in my child's alma mater

 

[rocket]

nonsense, they didn't cane PRC students in my child's alma mater

What did the students do?

 

[Worm]

What did the students do?

lying after caught stealing

 

[superpower]

These are not new steps. I was caned in primary school, for what I can't remember. Forced to stand in front of the blackboard during recess for talking too much.

Schools have been getting real soft in the past 2 decades, churning out a generation of bullies and kuniangs.

If you want real changes, let's start by doing away with the PSLE.

 

[Truthspeak]

Canning should be done by parents, not others.
This kind of indoctrination, not education needs to be stopped

 

[syed putra]

lying after caught stealing

Caning only for bullying, fighting or killing.

 

[Worm]

Caning only for bullying, fighting or killing.

girls excused from caning.