Prohibition of corporal punishment violated : 14 students beaten up black and blue by the lady teacher, who broke 15 canes; know the reason ….

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Published By : Prameya News Bureau | October 29, 2019 IST

Nabarangpur, 29/10 : Instance of corporal punishment meted out to 14 school students in Nabarangpur has come to the fore though it has been prohibited in Odisha schools. {"id":19686} The incident has taken place in the government upper primary school at Dangara village under Kodinga police station in Nabarangpur district. The reason of the punishment was that the errant students had drunk water from the teacher’s bottle after the midday meal served in the school. {"id":19687} The incident has trigerred resentment among the parents as the students sustained bleeding injuries. The lady teacher Suprava Sahu has confessed to have caned the students. But it was not due to the fact that the students drank water from her bottle, but because they did not study for the ensuing exqmination, she clarified. {"id":19688} The lady teacher said that the students did not listen to her advice to study attentively as they had examination after the lunch break. Rather all thde students assembled together and laughed her out. That’s why, she beat the erring students to discipline them. {"id":19689} Fear was writ large on the face of the students with bleeding injuries on their body. These students were all hostel boarders. They were called and caned one after another. The lady  teacher was so much angry that she broke as many as 15 canes for beating up the students. Seeing the angry mood of their teacher, other students ran away to the school president Judhyesthi Gouda for shelter. {"id":19690} The school head master was absent and Suprava was the headmaster in charge. Apart from beating up the students, she had allegedly hurled abuses . Besides confessing her offence, she has repented for her offence and promised not to repeat it. {"id":19691} After the school managing committee president was informed about the incident by the injured students, he intimated the parents, school head master and managing committee members. {"id":19692} Later, higher authorities reached the school to conduct inquiry. The parents have demanded stern action the erring lady teacher, while authorities said action would be taken after conduct of the inquiry. {"id":19693}

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