This was largely based on the notion that so long as no physical injury results, a little pain-an "appropriate" level of punishment-is quite acceptable But the move was reversed after it came under fierce attack from commentators, the public and educational reform groups, who asserted that giving the green light to corporal punishment in this way would be a setback for educational reform.
這樣的措施大都基於「學生有錯，在不傷害身體的前提下，打打手心，讓他有所警惕」，應該是大家可以接受的「適度」體罰。但這樣的想法卻因遭到輿論、民意和教改團體大肆批評，認為開放體罰是對教育理想的一大反挫而作罷。