Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) expresses its grave concern and condemns the incident of the corporal punishment of more than one fifty students of a Government Primary School in Sirajgonj district.

One student out of the 150 students beaten by the Asst Teacher of Gulta Govt Primary School

According to media reports, more than 150 students were beaten by an assistant teacher of Gulta Government Primary School in Tarash upazilla of Sirajgonj district on 10 June 2013. It has also been reported that thirty students were unable to attend their class due to their injury received from the teacher’s beating.

ASK expresses its serious concern over such inhuman activity of the teacher to his students.

We recall that the High Court has declared any kind of corporal punishment imposed on the students by  the teachers  in the academic institutions as illegal  through one of its landmark judgment (Writ Petition No: 5684/2010) and declared that the person will be guilty of professional misconduct if she/he acts otherwise in this regard. In spite of the High Court direction, this type of inhuman treatment is happening repeatedly. Meanwhile, it has been reported that an investigation committee has been formed and the alleged assistant teacher admitted his misconduct. ASK expresses its satisfaction on the formation of the investigation committee.

ASK,however,expects that the administration will take appropriate action against the person responsible upon investigation to prevent recurrence of such incidents in future. In addition, ASK urges the concerned authorities of the Government to provide proper directions to the teachers in this regard.

[Bengali]