Thailand shocked by school caning video
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In Thailand, a video that was secretly recorded on a mobile phone has exposed a teacher at a Catholic boarding school, hitting dozens of students with a cane wrapped with electrical wire. The students were apparently being punished for failing to clean their living quarters. But it's illegal to use corporal punishment in schools in Thailand and the video footage of the students being caned has caused shock and concern after it was aired on Thai television.
Presenter: Christine Webster
Speakers: Amalee McCoy, child protection specialist, United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), Bangkok; Thongbai Thongpao, Thai lawyer and human rights activist, Bangkok
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