At least 10 students severely beaten over exam failures

At least 10 students severely beaten over failing exams

November 12

In Kanyin Saing village, Kyonpyaw Township, Ayeyarwady Region, at least 10 Grade-10 students were severely beaten as punishment, allegedly for failing their exams, it is reported.

During the exam held on last October's holiday, Grade-10 students from Kanyin Saing village school failed their exams, and a teacher named U Zin Ko reportedly beat the students so severely that they could not get out of bed or walk, it is reported.

"A child who was hit on the hand has serious injuries and can't even eat rice; one who was hit on the legs can't even walk," a local resident said.

Locals are saying that the schoolteacher named Zin Ko is someone who played buffalo games and lost his house, land, and even his motorcycle, and because school principal Daw Tin Moe Hlaing has also taken no action for the children currently being beaten, the students' parents are said to be worried about their children.

MyoTaw News Channel