Teacher accused of hitting student

A high school teacher here has been accused of hurting his 17-year-old student on Tuesday and the victim’s family is thinking of filing charges, citing the trauma the teenager has suffered.

The Grade 9 student said he was hit in the head by his teacher after he asked for permission to go home due to the pain in his stomach. The victim said that, without any warning, the teacher suddenly hit him in the head in front of his classmates and another teacher inside the classroom.

The incident occurred inside the Zamboanga City High School Main Campus.

“I was just asking permission to go home because my stomach was really hurting, then my teacher suddenly hit me in the head, in front of my adviser and classmates. I was shocked and traumatized by his action and I just left the classroom,” the student told The Manila Times.

The student said his adviser did not do anything.

The victim’s mother, meanwhile, condemned the physical abuse his son suffered in the hands of his teacher and is mulling charges against him.

“Teachers are not supposed to inflict pain or hurt their students. This is totally wrong,” she said.

The victim alleged that other students also suffered the same humiliating incident from the same teacher.

Corporal punishment is the most widespread form of violence against children. It is any punishment in which physical force is used and intended to cause some degree of pain or discomfort.