Reply To: Corporal punishment must remain an option for teachers Home › Forums › Controversial Topics › Corporal punishment must remain an option for teachers › Reply To: Corporal punishment must remain an option for teachers December 27, 2018 1:43 pm at 1:43 pm #1652970 Uri22Participant @phil Rav Ovadia was commenting on the Rambam who paskens that a teacher should only hit with a small belt and not a heavy instrument. Rav Ovadia qualifies that certainly a father who is hitting should also only use a small belt and not in anger.