Teacher suspended after student’s hand fractured in alleged caning
A mathematics teacher at a school in Kerala has been suspended and arrested after allegedly fracturing a fifth-grade student's hand with a cane. The school management and local authorities are cooperating with the investigation into the incident of corporal punishment.
Why it matters
The case highlights ongoing issues regarding student safety and the enforcement of anti-corporal punishment laws in educational institutions.
A mathematics teacher at MSM Higher Secondary School, Kallingalparamba, has been suspended after he was accused of fracturing the hand of a fifth standard student by beating her with a cane for allegedly not paying attention in class.
The report is a straightforward factual account of a criminal complaint and administrative action taken by a school.
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