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Chinese teacher accused of having students slap each other

China Daily/Asia News Network | Wed Dec 21 2011

A school teacher in East China has been accused of instructing students to slap each other as punishment for their indiscipline.

Chinese teacher accused of having students slap each other

A school teacher in East China has been accused of instructing students to slap each other as punishment for their indiscipline, the Nanjing Modern Daily reported on Monday.

Xiao Xue (a pseudonym), 9, is a student in grade two at the Oriental School in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province. Her uncle and guardian, Mr Hu, found she had red marks on her face after coming home from school on the night of Dec 16.

Xiao Xue revealed what happened to her after being repeatedly questioned by Mr Hu. She said she had been slapped by her deskmate, a boy, under the instruction of their teacher, Ms Gu, for indiscipline. The girl couldn't recall how many times she was slapped, but said the slapping didn't stop until she felt her face was burning.

Mr Hu called and argued with Ms Gu, who admitted her wrongdoings on the phone but insisted she did it for the good of the students. After reporting the incident to school authorities, Mr Hu received an apology from Ms Gu, who visited his house along with school administrators on the night of Dec 17.

Mr Hu has stopped Xiao Xue from going to school for fear of psychological trauma and added his niece isn't the only victim.

Ms Gu acknowledged that she committed some misdeeds when reached, but said she 'didn't beat them personally' to preemptively rid herself of the possible accusation of inflicting corporal punishment on the students. She denied the alleged slapping, although the reporter received confirmation from other students who attend the Oriental School.

'We are ashamed of the incident and I myself can't accept it either,' said Ms Shi Yongju, the school's headmaster, adding it's the first complaint of its kind against the school and Ms Gu, who has been working at the school for three semesters. Ms Shi said Ms Gu has been suspended from teaching.