PE teacher, 56, is banned from profession after smacking four-year-old boy on the knees when he threw tantrum Ian Webber, 56, struck the boy during an after-school football club in May 2018 Panel heard Webber had told child not to pull post-it notes off an ideas display Teacher found guilty of ‘assault by beating’ by … Read more
Scotland outlaws smacking children from today in UK first – despite concern over the state’s growing interference in family life Scotland has become the first part of the UK to outlaw the smacking of children The legislation removes defence of justifiable assault from Scots law Campaigners say it undermines parents’ freedom to bring up their children … Read more
Members of the public in Scotland are being urged to call 999 to report parents caught smacking their children as the SNP Government brings in sweeping new powers outlawing the corporal punishment of children. Parents will face criminal prosecution for physically punishing or disciplining their children as the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Act … Read more
Furious row erupts on Britain’s Best Parent as mother who smacks her children claims it’s always done in a ‘controlled manner’ – but viewers criticise her ‘lazy’ tactics Two mothers exchanged heated words during the final of Britain’s Best Parent Strict parents Nicky and David returned to the Channel 4 programme tonight Show turned tense … Read more
John Barrowman chips his tooth during an accident in the BEDROOM… but by smacking it on a straw taking a sip of water rather than doing ‘something exciting’ By Andrew Bullock and Bev Lyons For Mailonline Published: 20:32 BST, 13 May 2020 | Updated: 21:29 BST, 13 May 2020 John Barrowman has been forced to … Read more
Jersey will become the first place in British Isles to enforce ban on smacking children when it outlaws ‘all forms of corporal punishment’ tomorrow Jersey is will become the first Channel Island to ban all corporal punishment The amendment was passed by 39 votes to four and will be enforced tomorrow Jersey’s children’s minister and … Read more