Chinese schoolboy slapped 9 times for disrespect after addressing teacher by name
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A primary school teacher in eastern China who slapped a student in the face nine times after the boy called out his name has sparked controversy on the mainland.
According to the parents of the Primary Five student in Zoucheng of Shandong province, when he and his classmates were resting in a playground during a physical education class on March 14, he saw their mathematics teacher walking nearby and called out his name.
The teacher, surnamed Wu, became irritated, thinking the boy had shown disrespect to him. He approached the group of students, found the boy who called out his name, and slapped him in the face, Huashang Daily reported.
Despite the unidentified boy bowing twice in apology to the teacher, and another teacher trying to persuade Wu not to beat the boy, he did not stop his violence.
In total, the boy was slapped nine times. His face became swollen, he suffered tinnitus and had a continuous headache, his parents said.