<P> Corporal punishment was banned in USSR (and hence, Russian) schools in 1917 . In addition, the Article 336 (since 2006) of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation states that any teacher who has used corporal punishment on a pupil shall be dismissed . </P> <P> Corporal punishment is legal in Singapore schools (for male students only, it is illegal to inflict it on female students) and fully encouraged by the government in order to maintain strict discipline . Only a light rattan cane may be used . This must be administered in a formal ceremony by the school management after due deliberation, not by classroom teachers . Most secondary schools (whether independent, autonomous or government - controlled), and also some primary schools, use caning to deal with misconduct by boys . At the secondary level, the rattan strokes are nearly always delivered to the student's clothed buttocks . The Ministry of Education has stipulated a maximum of six strokes per occasion . In some cases the punishment is carried out in front of the rest of the school instead of in private . </P> <P> The use of corporal punishment in schools was prohibited by the South African Schools Act, 1996 . According to section 10 of the act: </P> <P> (1) No person may administer corporal punishment at a school to a learner . </P>

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