Nigeria, July 28 -- "Do not hold back discipline from a child. If you strike him with the rod, he will not die. With the rod you should strike him, in order to save him from the Grave."-Proverbs 23:13, 14.

Disciplinein schools is very important! A lack of proper parental and school discipline can result in disruptive behaviours in the classroom. Disruptive behaviour interferes with the teacher's ability to effectively deliver a lesson, as it requires a large amount of the teacher's time and attention, in order to be addressed. Disruptive pupils/students can also influence their peers with their actions and encourage them to behave similarly, thereby compromising the teacher's authority.

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