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Sunday July 29, 2007

Boy who attacked teacher expelled, but he can appeal

By FARIK ZOLKEPLI

KOTA TINGGI: A secondary school student who tried to strangle his teacher for reprimanding him has been expelled

State education director Mokhy Saidon said that the department had investigated the matter and decided to expel him.

“But he can appeal against the decision,” said Mokhy when contacted here yesterday.

On Thursday, a 28-year-old teacher was attacked by the 17-year-old student at SMK Bandar, Kota Tinggi, after she told him to do squats as punishment for being noisy in the school’s toilet.

She was in her class at 10.25am when she heard a group of students causing a commotion in the toilet.

She went over and told the nine boys to come out. The boys came out. Some jeered and taunted her.

The teacher decided to reprimand them by telling them to do 10 squats. However, the 17-year-old student ignored her and turned to return to the toilet.

The teacher grabbed his wrist to stop him but the boy shook off her hands, shoved her against a wall and started choking her before other students rushed to stop him.

Kota Tinggi OCPD Supt Osman Mohamed Sebot said the teacher suffered bruises on her neck and other minor injuries.

Mokhy said the department met the teacher and the student’s parents before reaching the decision.

“Students do such things probably because they feel that the teachers should not discipline them.

“This could be due to recent reports where teachers were reprimanded for punishing their students,” said Mokhy.

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