Uttar Pradesh school student slapped by teacher goes blind
The family claims that when they tried to complain to the school administration, they were treated with abusive' behaviour.
Lucknow: In a shocking incident, a student of class V lost his eyesight after being slapped by his class teacher in Muzaffarnagar district. The student Saffan Khan is a student of the Sharadan Public School on Meerut Road in Muzaffarnagar.
The student had reportedly gone to get his notebook from his classmate during the class and this angered the teacher who slapped the student.
The family of the boy alleged that the moment the child was slapped, the membrane of his eyes burst and slowly he started losing sight.
The family claims that when they tried to complain to the school administration, they were treated with ‘abusive’ behaviour. A complaint against the teacher has been filed by the parents of the minor.
Saffan’s parents said that their son that he is unable to see properly through his right eye. He has lost 90 per cent sight in his right eye. Meanwhile, they have registered a case against the teacher and investigations have begun, said police.
It may be recalled that in a similar case, a school teacher had slapped a boy 40 times in two minutes in Lucknow for not responding to the attendance call. The incident came to light after the boy came home and his parents noticed that his face was swollen. The teacher was later dismissed.