... The claimants were a group of teachers and parents of pupils at independent schools. They sought a declaration by judicial review that s. 548 did not prevent a parent delegating to a teacher the right to administer corporal punishment. The schools provided a Christian education based on biblical observance. Various sections from the Bible were cited to support the use of corporal punishment. For example, 'Do not withhold correction from a child for if you beat him with a rod, he will not die. You shall beat him with a rod and deliver his soul from hell.'(Para 6) The claim was dismissed. The court held that article 9 was not engaged because any punishment could still be carried out by parents notwithstanding s. 548, and the use of corporal punishment, or its support by parents was not a manifestation of belief in the sense of that expression in article 9. Article 14 Article ...

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