By Peter Sibon KUCHING: The concept “spare the rod, respect the child” cannot be used in Malaysian schools because it is not only impractical but could also create chaos. Sarawak Teachers’ Union (STU) president William Ghani Bina (picture) said in fact the concept should not be used in Western schools as well if one were to look at the number of shooting and other violent incidents happening in western countries in recent times. He told Eastern Times yesterday that caning and other corporal punishment should be seen as a deterrent and not humiliation. In the same vein, caning should be viewed as a form of education and not punishment per se. Things will go haywire “Just look at the number of shooting cases in some Western schools. If we give in to the students and allow them to do what they want in school, things will go haywire. “It would be different, however, if the children were already well-disciplined by their parents at home. “But that is seldom the case as most parents leave t...