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All respondents had heard about corporal punishment but most of them were not clear about the rules against corporal punishment in schools. The mean percentage score of knowledge was 58.81±19.34 and for a tude 56.30±6.98. There was a posi ve correla on (r= 0.455, p< 0.001) between knowledge and a tude towards corporal punishment. Majority of respondents scored less than the mean score. Females and government school teachers' knowledge and a tude were found to be more posi ve.