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Bill: Corporal Punishment
Details
Submitted by[?]: Libertà Parti
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: August 2462
Description[?]:
| Too many teachers abuse the power of corporal punishment and cause real injury, even if punishment in general is unnecessary. This only costs us more money because of the expensive court cases over cruel, unusual, and/or excessive punishment, as well as the medical care for the children. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Teachers may use corporal punishment at their discretion.
Current: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Proposed: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:51:45, September 25, 2007 CET | From | Democratic Workers' Party and CTUL List | To | Debating the Corporal Punishment |
| Message | We support this bill. Though we disagree with the final descriptive statement! |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 326 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 340 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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| Random quote: "Without opposition there is no politics." - Alun Daffys, former Alorian politician |