Chinese parents defend teacher who beat student.

A primary school teacher in Guangdong was fired for physically punishing more than 10 students, but was defended by most of the parents of the class.

On May 22, a primary school teacher in Dongguan, Guangdong province, punished a group of students by making them stand in squatting positions and hitting them with a ruler, claiming they had made inappropriate hand gestures in class. Some students sustained bruises.

The teacher publicly apologized to the students, stating that she deeply regretted her actions. The school subsequently dismissed her. However, the parents of 44 of the 47 students in the class appealed to the school administration to reverse the decision, stating that they were satisfied with her teaching abilities.

One parent whose daughter was among the students punished said she didn't blame the teacher. "My daughter always tells me what happens at school every day. I'm willing to give her a chance to make amends," the anonymous parent said.

School staff said the teacher is highly competent and responsible, and is recognized by most parents. "I'm also strict with my child. I once told her that it's because she's the teacher that I have complete trust in her," said the father of one student.

An unnamed teacher has been disciplined for hitting a student in Dongguan city, Guangdong province, China. (Photo: SCMP)

The story quickly spread on Chinese social media.

Many people supported the teacher in Dongguan, saying that "a good teacher should not be abandoned." Some even called for "returning the iron ruler to teachers," referring to the traditional punishment of hitting misbehaving students on the hands.

"If teachers are punished like this, they won't dare to discipline students, and whether the children do well or poorly in school will no longer be their concern. All they will do is remind parents," one netizen commented.

However, others did not support this form of punishment. "I don't accept teachers hitting students. Making them stand in a squatting position is reasonable, but hitting them is really inappropriate," one person wrote.

China's Teacher Law and the Law on the Protection of Minors prohibit teachers from physically punishing students.

Duc Trung (According to SCMP )

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