Corporal punishment is a simple and rude way of education, which punishes students who violate discipline by causing physical pain. China's current laws clearly stipulate the abolition of corporal punishment and disguised corporal punishment. For example, the Education Law stipulates that corporal punishment of students is prohibited, and the Teachers Law stipulates that "corporal punishment of students ... if the circumstances are serious and constitute a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law".
Although corporal punishment is prohibited by law today, it still happens from time to time. For example, Li, a teacher in a school, slapped Wang severely because he gossiped about his classmates' love. Teacher Lei Mou punished a student by kicking, slapping and kneeling because he was noisy in class. A teacher pricked his students' fingers with a needle because they didn't do their homework well. ... this kind of corporal punishment violates students' right to life and health and personal dignity, which is a serious illegal act.