Sick Boy Dies After Being Punished by Teacher

It is extremely disappointing though that despite having been aware
of the boy’s medical condition, the teacher has ignored this. In
fact, even though corporal punishment is completely prohibited in
public schools, the teacher involved has nevertheless imposed
punishment to her students. And, despite having been told that the
boy had fallen ill at the time he was on squats, the teacher did not
stop him.

For students, particularly the children, to be treated as such is
completely unacceptable and in contravention to what the duties and
roles of the teachers should have been. Teachers should have thought
good wisdom and knowledge on their students coming to school;
however, this incident explains it otherwise. I am aware that
corporal punishments is common in public schools and those victims
are students or pupils coming from poor families. Often, the victims
and their families had opted not to make complaints either for lack
of confidence in seeking legal remedies; or for having no remedies
available for them at all.

I therefore urge you to take adequate intervention to ensure the
victim’s families are afforded with appropriate assistance should
they seek legal remedies. The teacher’s involved should be
immediately imposed with appropriate sanctions and that a credible
and independent investigation must begin. I also urge you to ensure
that the complaint the victim’s family had filed are resolved without
delay. I am aware that long delay and lack of legal aid for the
families of victims of cases of this nature have frequently
discourages them from pursuing their complaint.

Finally, I urge you to ensure that similar incidents are prevented
from taking place. Existing policies and rules which prohibits the
use of corporal punishments, violence and physical assaults, should
be strictly imposed. This is essential in protecting the children
from abuse by their own teachers who are supposed to properly educate
them.

Yours sincerely,

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