Can a teacher's scolding affect a child's mental health? Views and experiences may vary, but one can not justify the act if a student slips into mental dilemma.
This was what happened to a nine-year-old girl studying in Class II at Sat-Guru Hindi Vidyalaya, as she was unable to cope with her teacher's daily dose of scolding for not remembering lessons and completing home work.
On August 29, Preeti Maurya, a resident of Shivnagar society at Talangpur village in Sachin, became mentally upset after her school teacher Pradip scolded her for not remembering and completing lessons, and rapped with a ruler three-four times on her hands.
Preeti's father Deviprasad Maurya said, "That evening, she fell unconscious for 2-3 hours and had high fever and breathlessness. This continues