Bob McCoskrie's response (Opinion, June 14) to the opinion piece 'Lack of beating not the reason for badly behaved children' (Opinion, June 8) is measured, accurate and timely.
Some school classrooms are becoming unsafe environments, both for students and teachers and the current crisis in the educators versus Government standoff is surely an indication of a spin-off from this ridiculous anti-smacking legislation.
There appears to be no accurate statistical evidence that this nonsensical legislation has had any success in reducing violence in society.
The earlier corporal punishment legislation instigated in the 90s had already made it harder in the classroom by taking away a seldom used deterrent and yet we continue down this poorly cobbled path to anarchy and gross social disorder.
I hasten to add that it's not school children who cause violence in society, the real onus of behaviour in children should rest firmly on the head of parents and to expect schools to become the dispensers of social niceties is a bit rich.
