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Singapore鈥檚 Desmond Lee defends caning in schools as last-resort discipline

source: Desmond Lee

On 2026-05-05, Singapore Education Minister Desmond Lee said schools use caning only as a last resort when other disciplinary measures are inadequate. He made the remarks in Singapore while responding to more than 20 parliamentary questions about the Ministry of Education's anti-bullying efforts.

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