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High school teacher hits student 500 times with a club as corporal punishment

Posted by alice10145 pts Tuesday, November 22, 2016
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A report of a high school teacher hitting his student 500 times as corporal punishment is alarming many people in Pohang, Korea


The Pohang Police Department stated on November 22 that they are investigating a case of a 51-year-old high school teacher beating a 17-year-old male student


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According to the police, the male student was beaten by his English teacher about 500 times with a club for failing to do his homework. The teacher is being charged for violating child protection laws. 


Using corporal punishment has been banned in Korean schools since 2012. 



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