Sanctions for Teacher Who Beat Students
The provincial education agency found that the teacher had abused students on several occasions in its preliminary assessment, which was submitted to the education ministry.
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Students hold up banners on Thursday (13/2/2020) at SMAN 12 Bekasi state senior high school in Bekasi municipality, West Java. The group was defending a teacher who is accused of child abuse for hitting two students at the school, saying that the beating was a disciplinary action.
BEKASI, KOMPAS – A teacher identified by the initial “I.”, who was filmed beating two students at SMAN 12 state senior high school in Bekasi municipality, West Java, has been suspended and removed from his position as vice principal for student affairs. The teacher must also attend disciplinary training.
"The disciplinary sessions will be [under] the full authority of the West Java Education Agency," director of high school affairs Purwadi Sutanto said in Jakarta on Thursday (13/02/2020) at the Education and Culture Ministry.