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Government research has shown that some parents believed corporal punishment was an "effective method of control" when they were at school. They said the decision to outlaw physical chastisement contributed to a decline in discipline.

The comments, in a study backed by the Department for Children, Schools and Families, comes just months after a fifth of teachers called for the cane to be reintroduced to restore order in the classroom.

So, if everyone is in agreement, why is there a delay then?

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Corporal punishment, including the use of the cane and ruler, was abolished in state schools in 1987 and 1998 in the fee-paying sector.