Court judgement on spanking

Court judgement on spanking
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A recent High Court find in the South African High Court set aside the “reasonable chastisement” defense for parents with the effect that spanking a child is considered assault under common law.  In this podcast I review the High Court finding and read some of the highlights of the finding.  If you would like to read the entire finding, you can find the link here.

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