http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/2814572/Violence-blamed-on-removal-of-corporal-punishment NZPA Last updated 11:18 29/08/2009 A big increase in the number of primary school children suspended for violent acts is being blamed on the removal of corporal punishment in schools. Figures from the Ministry of Education show a 88 per cent increase in suspensions of eight-year-olds from 2000 to…