Singapore legislation
Regulation 88
Regulation 88
Corporal punishment
Subregulation 1
Corporal punishment must not be administered to girl pupils.
Subregulation 2
The corporal punishment of boy pupils is to be administered with a light cane on the palms of the hands or on the buttocks over the clothing. No other form of corporal punishment may be administered to boy pupils.
Subregulation 3
Where there is more than one teacher in a school, corporal punishment must be inflicted by the principal only or under the principal’s express authority.