A Grade Six teacher of an East Coast Demerara primary school was yesterday sent on administrative leave after a student of the school was flogged severely during questioning about a fight.
According to reports, the male student of the school confided in his parents on Wednesday evening that he was beaten about his body by the class teacher with a bamboo whip. The child displayed several visible marks about his body and only reported the beating to his parents after he felt uncomfortable during the night.
Education Minister Priya Manickchand told Stabroek News last evening that she has since spoken to the mother of the