Mwinjuma, Juma Saidi2021-05-182021-05-182018Mwinjuma, J. S. (2018). Shocks and aftershocks of corporal punishment: the lived experience of a secondary school student. International Journal of Education and Research, 6(11), 92-102.URL: https://www.ijern.com/journal/2018/November-2018/08.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3125Abstract. Full text available at https://www.ijern.com/journal/2018/November-2018/08.pdfThis study was undertaken to reveal the lived experiences of a secondary school student who was corporally assaulted to describe detrimental consequences of corporal punishment in schools. A qualitative design informed by descriptive phenomenological inquiry was employed in order to allow the informant tell her experiences of corporal punishment. Face-to face in-depth interviews with the respondent were conducted in her parents’ home for the respondent to freely recollect her experiences. The findings suggest that the student was traumatized emotionally, physically and socially as a result of injurious corporal punishment. These shocking events were discussed in the light of previous literature. Based on the findings, the paper concludes by challenging enactment of policies that sustained prevalence of corporal punishment in schools and suggests to do away with policies that make the use of corporal punishment flourish in schools.enStudents disciplineCorporal punishmentEmotional traumaSchool leadershipSecondary schoolsSchool studentStudent experienceArticle