Spare the rod: Medical of injured students sought
Deputy district officer said negligence would not be tolerated.
The children had been so badly beaten, they were taken to a hospital for treatment. PHOTO: FILE
BAHAWALPUR:
Bahawalpur deputy district officer on Wednesday sought the medical report of seven children allegedly beaten by their teacher.
Thalwari Government Primary School’s head Muhammad Afzal said Ishaq Bibi, a teacher of mathematics, had beaten seven children for not memorising their lesson.
He said the children had been so badly beaten, they were taken to a hospital for treatment.
The injured children included 10-year-old Shahzeb, eight-year-old Imaduddin, 10-year-old Arslan, nine-year-old Dilawar, eight-year-old Muhammad Salman and 10-year-old Farhan Mehmood.
He said Shahzeb’s hand was fractured in the beating. Afzal said he submitted a complaint to the deputy district officer and he had sent the children to Sheikh Zayed Hospital to acquire a medical report after which an investigation would be launched. He said negligence would not be tolerated.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 15th, 2014.
Bahawalpur deputy district officer on Wednesday sought the medical report of seven children allegedly beaten by their teacher.
Thalwari Government Primary School’s head Muhammad Afzal said Ishaq Bibi, a teacher of mathematics, had beaten seven children for not memorising their lesson.
He said the children had been so badly beaten, they were taken to a hospital for treatment.
The injured children included 10-year-old Shahzeb, eight-year-old Imaduddin, 10-year-old Arslan, nine-year-old Dilawar, eight-year-old Muhammad Salman and 10-year-old Farhan Mehmood.
He said Shahzeb’s hand was fractured in the beating. Afzal said he submitted a complaint to the deputy district officer and he had sent the children to Sheikh Zayed Hospital to acquire a medical report after which an investigation would be launched. He said negligence would not be tolerated.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 15th, 2014.