12 Andhra students hospitalized after
corporal punishment
Tuesday April 03, 2012 10:08:47 PM,
IANS
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Hyderabad: In another
shocking incident of corporal punishment, a woman teacher in
Andhra Pradesh's Nellore district severely punished 12 girl
students who had to be hospitalized.
The incident took place Tuesday at Gudur town in Nellore district,
about 400 km from here.
According to police, the teacher at a government-run school lost
her cool when the class 7 students did not recite an English poem.
She asked them to do 150 sit-ups. As many as 12 students collapsed
after doing some sit-ups and had to be rushed to a local hospital.
The students were in a state of shock and complained of severe
body pain.
Police have booked a case against the teacher identified as
Pratima of C.S. Rayudu School.
According to students, she is not a regular teacher but was
working as a computer operator in the school. As the English
teacher was on leave, she was taking the classes.
The district collector visited the school. Leaders of various
political parties also called on the students and demanded action
against the teacher.
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