History
The Craigmore Christian School was established in 1980 as an affiliation of the Craigmore Christian Church. It changed its name to Hope Christian College on 29 October 2014. [2]
Principal George Sears served from 1981–2005. During this period, CCS was known to practise corporal punishment, and was one of the last schools in Australia to do so. [3] Students were punished for incidents including swearing, fighting, vandalism, disrespect and cheating. [4] The continuation of corporal punishment highlighted a loophole South Australian law, which inspired lobbying for legislation prohibiting the practice. [5]
In October 2023, the Board of Hope Christian College entrusted ownership and control of the College to Christian Community Ministries (CCM), increasing the number of students under CCM to more than 7,500. [6]
Spanking is a form of corporal punishment involving the act of striking, with either the palm of the hand or an implement, the buttocks of a person to cause physical pain. The term spanking broadly encompasses the use of either the hand or implement, though the use of certain implements can also be characterized as other, more specific types of corporal punishment such as belting, caning, paddling and slippering.
A corporal punishment or a physical punishment is a punishment which is intended to cause physical pain to a person. When it is inflicted on minors, especially in home and school settings, its methods may include spanking or paddling. When it is inflicted on adults, it may be inflicted on prisoners and slaves, and can involve methods such as whipping with a belt or a horsewhip.
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