AIZAWL: Mizoram holds the dubious distinction of holding second position in the list of states where corporal punishment and humilitation of students in schools are rampant, second only to Assam.

According to a study on Child Abuse India 2007, conducted by the UNICEF and Delhi-based PRAYAS (Save the Children) under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Women and Child Welfare Development, at least 90.86 per cent of students in the state are the victims of corporal punishment, second to Assam’s 99.56 per cent.

The menace leaves students not only traumatised for life, but also puts their education in jeopardy with female students suffering the most.

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Posted on: on Wednesday, February 25th, 2009 at 5:15 pm | Filed under Mizoram.