(According to the ministry, ­caning is allowed in schools but it must adhere to standard opera­ting procedure.) As such, Fouzi said there was never an issue of caning being retracted as a form of punishment but that teachers do not want to carry it out. Nawiza Ariff, who is the vice- chairman of Children’s Protection Society Malaysia (KL branch) said that caning would merely create short-term compliance. She said that caning may have a short-term effect where the child would get scared or feel pain. Before caning a problematic child, she said it is important to find out the root cause of the misbehaviour.

Source: The Star January 12, 2026 01:57 UTC