Singapur permitirá azotes contra los estudiantes que hagan bullying.

SINGAPUR. Mayo 7. (World Organization Bullying Whitout Borders)

El Dr. Javier Miglino Helfenstein, Director Mundial de BWB ha anunciado que las autoridades educativas de Singapur le acaban de manifestar que permitirár el castigo corporal en las escuelas como último recurso para combatir el acoso escolar o bullying.

Dr. Javier Miglino Helfenstein, World Director of BWB, has announced that Singaporean education authorities have just informed him that they will allow corporal punishment in schools as a last resort to combat bullying.

"Los alumnos varones que desarrollen actividades de bullying (acoso escolar) o ciberbullying (ciberacoso), recibirán hasta tres azotes con vara dentro del entorno escolar. El Gobierno de Singapur me manifestó que la medida es una herramienta excepcional reservada únicamente para los casos más graves, cuando el resto de sanciones disciplinarias hayan fracasado porque el objetivo es frenar el aumento de episodios de violencia y acoso entre estudiantes y reforzar la disciplina en las aulas.

Las Estadísticas Mundiales de Bullying 2026 publicadas hace pocos días en BSF/BWB muestran un podio con España como el país con más casos de bullying en el mundo, seguido por Estados Unidos y Alemania. México que siempre está entre los primeros, no pudo ser revisado por la violencia narco de 2025/26. Singapur está en un lejano lugar 44 y si bien tiene casos graves de bullying, la medida de azotar a los chicos nos parece excesiva.  Según la OMS y otros organismos de salud, elcastigo físico puede afectar gravemente a la salud mental y emocional de los menores, además de aumentar la agresividad y favorecer problemas de comportamiento a largo plazo. La disciplina escolar debe basarse en métodos educativos no violentos, centrados en la mediación, el apoyo psicológico y la prevención. También es un error discriminar a los varones que recibirían golpes y las chicas que tendrían las suspensiones o modificaciones en la calificación de conducta de Occidente. Es como decir: los varones de Singapur serán tratados con el rigor de Oriente y las chicas con el rigor de Occidente. Intentaremos mediar para evitar que la medida se implemente efectivamente", dijo el Dr. Javier Miglino Helfenstein, Experto en Derechos Humanos y Protección de la Niñez y Director Mundial de Bullying Whiout Borders (BSF).

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SINGAPORE, May 7 (World Organization Bullying Without Borders)

Dr. Javier Miglino Helfenstein, World Director of BWB, has announced that Singaporean education authorities have just informed him that they will allow corporal punishment in schools as a last resort to combat bullying.

"Male students who engage in bullying or cyberbullying will receive up to three lashes with a cane within the school environment. The Singaporean government told me that this measure is an exceptional tool reserved only for the most serious cases, when other disciplinary sanctions have failed, because the objective is to curb the increase in episodes of violence and harassment among students and reinforce discipline in the classroom. The 2026 World Bullying Statistics, published a few days ago by BSF/BWB, show Spain as the country with the most cases of bullying in the world, followed by the United States and Germany. Mexico, which is always among the top countries, could not be reviewed due to the drug-related violence of 2025/26. Singapore is in a distant 44th place, and while it has serious cases of bullying, the measure of caning boys seems excessive to us. According to the WHO and other health organizations, physical punishment can seriously affect the mental and emotional health of minors, in addition to increasing aggression and..." "This could lead to long-term behavioral problems. School discipline should be based on non-violent educational methods, focused on mediation, psychological support, and prevention. It is also a mistake to discriminate against boys, who would be physically punished, while girls would face suspensions or changes to their conduct ratings, similar to those in the West. It's like saying: boys in Singapore will be treated with Eastern rigor and girls with Western rigor. We will try to mediate to prevent this measure from being effectively implemented," said Dr. Javier Miglino Helfenstein, Human Rights and Child Protection Expert and Global Director of Bullying Without Borders (BSF).

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