Taiwan’s cabinet passed an childhood care amendment bill on Thursday, seeking to ban corporal punishment in kindergartens and child care centers across Taiwan and to reveal the names of offenders and child molesters
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/03/22
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—Taiwan’s cabinet passed an Early Childhood Education and
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Care Act amendment bill in a meeting on Thursday, seeking to ban corporal punishment in kindergartens and child care centers across the country and to reveal the names of offenders and child molesters.
The amendment was drafted by the Ministry of Education, and will be sent to the country’s legislature for review and approval.
Deputy Minister of Education Lin Teng-chiao (林騰蛟) told reporters following the meeting that if the amendment becomes law, corporal punishment in kindergartens and child care centers across the country will be banned. Violations will be punishable by fines ranging from NT$60,000 to NT$300,000, and the names of offenders and their institutes will be revealed, according to Lin. [FULL STORY]
