A few days after a student in the Bampoor region of Sistan and Baluchestan was beaten by his teacher and hospitalized, the director of education in this area resigned and the school's principal was suspended. The Bampoor education director stated that he resigned out of respect for public opinion. Fereydoun Damani wrote in a letter to the provincial education director that considering the physical punishment of the student falls under his responsibility and due to the sensitivity of the issue, he is resigning in respect for the dear student and his family, as well as the public opinion that has rightfully been hurt in this matter. Meanwhile, Alireza Nakhaei, the provincial education director of Sistan and Baluchestan, announced that the offending teacher has also been summoned to a disciplinary committee. According to ILNA news agency, Nakhaei said on Friday, October 23, that 'in any region where physical punishment occurs, we will assign a negative score to the head of education in that area, and in case of recurrence, we will take serious action, even leading to the dismissal of that head.' Iranian news agencies reported that on Sunday, October 18, Qaisar Ghaderi, a fifth-grade student in the village of Khairabad, was beaten by his teacher and was hospitalized in Iranshahr due to severe injuries. Despite the prohibition of punishing children in Iranian schools, there have been multiple reports of physical punishment of some students and serious consequences for them, including hospitalization. On May 15, the local website Hanjas reported the assault of a student at Namjou School in the Olad Qabad district, but the school's teacher and local education officials denied these reports. Last December, the Iranian Minister of Education apologized for the physical punishment of several students in the city of Aligudarz in Lorestan province by their teacher and stated that the administrative violations office had taken serious action against this teacher. The Tabnak website reported on Sunday, October 18, that the principal of Mokhtarabad School in the Rudbar-e Jonub district of Kerman province whipped some students due to their parents' inability to pay 30,000 tomans and expelled them from school. However, the Kerman provincial education department described these reports as 'false, fabricated, and malicious.'
Resignation of Bampoor Education Director in Response to Student Beating
The director of education in Bampoor resigned following the beating of a student by a teacher, which led to hospitalization. This incident has sparked public outrage and disciplinary actions against the involved teacher. The case highlights ongoing issues with corporal punishment in Iranian schools despite official prohibitions.
👥 Key Players
📰 What Happened
The director of education in Bampoor resigned after a teacher severely beat a student, leading to hospitalization. This incident has prompted disciplinary actions against the teacher and raised public concern over corporal punishment in schools.
- The student was hospitalized due to injuries from the beating.
- Corporal punishment is officially prohibited in Iranian schools, yet incidents continue to occur.
💡 Why It Matters
📚 Background
Despite official bans, corporal punishment remains a troubling issue in Iranian schools, with numerous reports of abuse surfacing over the years.
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