Caning and all forms of physical punishment are illegal in Kenya but it is still the main means of discipline in schools. Some senior girls on scholarship from a Canadian NGO were recently caned (15 strokes) for 'poor performance'. Some children finish in hospital and two recently died. We have been teaching the Virtues project in schools and communities to offer an alternative with positive discipline, but it is slow progress given our funding limitations. We have approval from the local Education Office to offer training and several District Education Officers have requested sessions for their schools. A reporter from the Daily Nation has taken an interest after an article warning teachers of legal repercussions, and we are hoping he will feature Virtues Kenya in another article. He has already interviewed a number of our associates. We also intend to contact KNUT, the teachers union, for support.
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