• Monitoring and evaluation of curriculum and its impact. INQUIRY FINDING 23: Corporal punishment in schools contributes to the prevalence of family violence and other negative societal outcomes. Total prohibition is essential for the success of any family violence initiatives. However, the current ban in place in Samoa is not being fully implemented, thereby increasing the risk and prevalence of family violence. RECOMMENDATION RECOMMENDATION 13: Strengthen the ban on corporal punishment in schools through educating society on its negative impacts and how it violates the Fa’asamoa and human rights. ACTION OUTCOME IMPLEMENTATION/ RESPONSIBLE AGENCY • Incorporate teaching on the impacts of corporal punishment in schools into positive parenting programmes and disseminate through village representatives. • Monitor attitudes towards corporal punishment in schools. • Teacher training on non-violent discipline and monitoring of student perceptions of teacher violence to ensure full implementation. • SVSG • MWCSD with collaboration with village representatives • MESC • NUS • NHRI TIMEFRAME • Immediate attention INQUIRY FINDING 24: Family violence continues, in part, due to the absence of support for its elimination from leading politicians, public servants, traditional and religious leaders, and in their direct involvement in the perpetration of such violence. INQUIRY FINDING 25: There is a general lack of awareness of key laws and services, which means that many victims may not access the support they require and future prevention is not achieved, therefore allowing family violence to continue. RECOMMENDATION RECOMMENDATION 14: Conduct a national public education and awareness raising campaign, ACTION OUTCOME IMPLEMENTATION/ RESPONSIBLE AGENCY TIMEFRAME • Identify key role models across society, including in Government, civil service, traditional and religious leadership to be champions and lead awareness raising campaigns. • MWCSD • Samoa Law and Justice Sector • Urgent attention