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6-year-old dies after teacher slaps her in class
A six-year-old girl died after a teacher slapped her at a school in Uttar Pradesh, with CCTV footage showing the child falling face-first after the blow. The incident took place on Wednesday…
A six-year-old girl died after a teacher slapped her at a school in Uttar Pradesh, with CCTV footage showing the child falling face-first after the blow. The incident took place on Wednesday at a private school in Shahjahanpur district.
The girl was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared her brought dead. The teacher has been arrested, police said. The family has alleged this was not an isolated incident and that other children had also been beaten. They have demanded strict action if the allegations are proved.
The child's parents have filed a complaint, and a case has been registered against the teacher under Indian Penal Code sections for culpable homicide not amounting to murder and related offences. The school management has not yet issued a statement.
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This case echoes multiple past deaths from corporal punishment in Indian schools, including a 2017 Gurugram incident where a 7-year-old died after a teacher hit his head. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights had in 2021 directed states to implement the Right to Education Act's 2009 prohibition on physical punishment, but enforcement remains weak. Uttar Pradesh education department data shows over 200 cases of corporal punishment reported in the state annually, though activists say the real number is far higher as most go unreported. The key next step will be whether the state government orders a magisterial inquiry and whether the school faces action under the RTE Act's Section 17, which can lead to cancellation of recognition.
Source: ndtv.com
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