Bullying ● Caning from school principal years ago made me a better person
The Straits Times|October 16, 2024
I agree with Forum writer Chan Whye Shiung that there is something seriously wrong with discipline in our schools today (Time to take definitive stand against school bullies, Oct 11). We may be taking too soft an approach to those who commit grievous hurt in schools. Bullies are emboldened, knowing the consequences of their actions often amount to little more than counselling or suspension from lessons.
Derek Wee

Such consequences are like water off a duck's back, while victims endure long-term physical or emotional trauma. In the recent incident at Meridian Secondary School, for example, a student suffered a ruptured eardrum after being attacked by bullies.

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