India, November 14, 2026: Why corporal punishment persists in Indian classrooms. The Hindu reported the development in a detailed account.

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“Her maths teacher used to hit students constantly. My daughter was sick and missed a few classes and did not do an assignment; she was hit badly. It affected her mental health, and she was not able to handle the pressure,” her mother, Anu, said.

She wanted to file a complaint, but the teacher threatened to fail her daughter. Anamika, a Class 9 student, studies in a government girls’ school in Chennai. After a few parents in a meeting said they would raise the complaint with the police, the teacher stopped hitting the students.

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