Child Hit On The Head With Stick, Abused Over Math Sum In Tamil Nadu; Viral Video Prompts Probe
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Viral video shows teacher at government school hitting boy on knuckles and head several times as he struggles with addition and subtraction on a slate
A video showing a child being hit with a stick and being abused over his struggle with a math sum at a government school in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district has gone viral, and action is now underway against the teacher.
The 6.38-minute video, which NDTV could not independently verify, shows a woman, apparently a teacher, hitting the boy on his knuckles and head at least five times with a stick as he struggles with addition and subtraction assignments.
She is also heard abusing the boy, calling him an "ox" and asking him to "get lost", as he struggles with the sum on his slate. Two boys and a girl are standing with him.
The undated video appears to have been filmed from a corridor outside the class through the door and a window. It shows another small group of children seated in the same class accompanied by a woman, also believed to be a teacher.
