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Re:Singapore introduces caning for boys who bully others at ... by gambiting on Friday May 08, 2026 @02:33PM (#48066989)
...the mentality that says schools should be given the resources to deal with it, instead of (like some other commenter suggested) sending kids to mental institutions?
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Re:Singapore introduces caning for boys who bully others at ... by sagarm on Monday May 11, 2026 @06:27PM (#48101547)
The facts on the ground are that schools are not being given the resources to deal with it, leading to a death spiral of reduced enrollment and funding -- at least for SFUSD. I imagine the story is similar elsewhere.
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Re:Singapore introduces caning for boys who bully others at ... by gambiting on Monday May 11, 2026 @06:27PM (#48101556)
>>The facts on the ground are that schools are not being given the resources to deal with it

Which is why I'm advocating for the schools to be given the resources to deal with it.

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