Teacher pulls boy’s hair,slaps him,asks class to clap; sent on leave

The parents alleged the teacher,Reema,slapped him “five-six times”.

“Akshay was slapped by the teacher when he could not recall a table. When he started crying,she made fun of him and called him a girl for crying for such a ‘petty’ thing,” the boy’s mother Punita Singh said. “She even asked his classmates to clap as he was crying despite being a boy,which made him feel more humiliated.”

Punita said the teacher,who was a substitute for the class teacher,teaches in the kindergarten section.

Akshay’s parents blamed the school for being “insensitive” and said such treatment is inappropriate in a school of such repute.

“Apart from physical torture,he underwent psychological trauma,which is more damaging. He now refuses to go school and fears that he may be laughed at by his classmates. The school should know where to draw a line and teachers should not let out their frustrations on a student,” said Akshay’s father Mandeep Singh.

The school authorities have reportedly asked Reema to go on an indefinite leave. The school is also seeking legal opinion on the matter. Schools authorities said if found guilty,strict action will be taken against her.

While Akshay’s parents are yet to take the matter to the Education department,Director Public Instructions (Schools) Samwartak Singh said they would examine the matter on receiving a formal complaint.

Meanwhile,the parents have registered a Daily Diary Report in Sector-26 police station.

Supreme Court,CBSE ban on corporal punishment

Taking a strict view of corporal punishment,the Central Board of Secondary Education has issued several notices to schools,instructing that it is banned. The notices add that any complaint on it can lead to the school’s disaffiliation.

The Supreme Court had also banned corporal punishment in 2000 and directed the states to ensure that children received education in an environment free from any fear.