{"id":1930,"date":"2021-07-03T04:27:35","date_gmt":"2021-07-03T04:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digitaltribegh.com\/gaca\/?page_id=1930"},"modified":"2026-07-17T08:38:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T08:38:56","slug":"physical-abuse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iamgaca.org\/staging\/6742\/physical-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Physical Abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3675\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamgaca.org\/staging\/6742\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-15-at-10.47.37-PM.jpeg?resize=100%2C79\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamgaca.org\/staging\/6742\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-15-at-10.47.37-PM.jpeg?resize=300%2C238&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamgaca.org\/staging\/6742\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-15-at-10.47.37-PM.jpeg?resize=1024%2C812&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamgaca.org\/staging\/6742\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-15-at-10.47.37-PM.jpeg?resize=768%2C609&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.iamgaca.org\/staging\/6742\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-15-at-10.47.37-PM.jpeg?w=1409&amp;ssl=1 1409w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/>Any punishment just as corporal punishment is physical force used and intended to cause some degree of pain or discomfort, however light. 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