BBC News Africa | TAUGHT TO FEAR: Corporal Punishment in the Classroom - BBC Africa Eye documentary @BBCAfrica | Uploaded October 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
Reported cases of teachers beating their students in Kenyan schools are on the rise.
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In Kenya, corporal punishment in schools has been banned for over twenty years, yet young students are being beaten by their teachers on a daily basis, and the consequences can be fatal. In the last five years alone, it’s believed more than 20 children have died at the hands of their teachers.
In this hard-hitting investigation, #BBCAfricaEye’s Tom Odula, whose own school years were marked by brutal and degrading treatment at the hand of teachers, goes on a journey to investigate the extent of the problem and what can be done to address it.
He speaks to young victims who bear the scars of vicious beatings. To families who are seeking justice for their children who have reportedly been beaten, one of who died. And to teachers who have turned their back on the cane and are now trying to spread the message that violence in the classroom is wrong.
Through all of this, Tom asks the question, why is this happening, and what is being done to protect the most innocent in our society?
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#Kenya #Safeguarding #Education #Classroom
CREDITS:
Reporter – Tom Odula
Filmed, Produced and Directed by Chris Alcock
Africa Eye Editor – Tom Watson
Head of Longform and Investigations – Liz Gibbons
Assistant Producer and Camera – Izzy Fleming
Editor – Ian Lloyd
Production Manager – Simon Frost
Additional Camera – Fred Ooko
Reversioning Producer – Anna Payton
Impact Producer – Adelle Kalakouti
Digital Producer – Tamasin Ford
Social Media Producer – Anusha Kumar
Online Editor – Chris Stott
Dubbing Mixer – Jez Spencer
Colourist – Boyd Nagle
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Reported cases of teachers beating their students in Kenyan schools are on the rise.
Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 bit.ly/subscribetoafrica
In Kenya, corporal punishment in schools has been banned for over twenty years, yet young students are being beaten by their teachers on a daily basis, and the consequences can be fatal. In the last five years alone, it’s believed more than 20 children have died at the hands of their teachers.
In this hard-hitting investigation, #BBCAfricaEye’s Tom Odula, whose own school years were marked by brutal and degrading treatment at the hand of teachers, goes on a journey to investigate the extent of the problem and what can be done to address it.
He speaks to young victims who bear the scars of vicious beatings. To families who are seeking justice for their children who have reportedly been beaten, one of who died. And to teachers who have turned their back on the cane and are now trying to spread the message that violence in the classroom is wrong.
Through all of this, Tom asks the question, why is this happening, and what is being done to protect the most innocent in our society?
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Africa Eye brings you original, investigative journalism revealing secrets and rooting out injustice in the world’s most complex and exciting continent. Nothing stays hidden forever.
You can check out all #BBCAfricaEye investigations here 👉🏽 bit.ly/bbcafricaeye
#Kenya #Safeguarding #Education #Classroom
CREDITS:
Reporter – Tom Odula
Filmed, Produced and Directed by Chris Alcock
Africa Eye Editor – Tom Watson
Head of Longform and Investigations – Liz Gibbons
Assistant Producer and Camera – Izzy Fleming
Editor – Ian Lloyd
Production Manager – Simon Frost
Additional Camera – Fred Ooko
Reversioning Producer – Anna Payton
Impact Producer – Adelle Kalakouti
Digital Producer – Tamasin Ford
Social Media Producer – Anusha Kumar
Online Editor – Chris Stott
Dubbing Mixer – Jez Spencer
Colourist – Boyd Nagle
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