Indian teacher who forced student to slap classmate spurs controversy

A heated controversy has erupted in the online world following a viral video that shows a female teacher forcing a seven-year-old student to slap his classmate, allegedly for writing multiplication tables incorrectly. Investigations into the incident are currently underway by Indian police. The incident has led to the closure of the private school where the incident took place.

According to local reports, the slapping happened on August 24 in a private school in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The video, which circulated on social media, showed a female teacher instructing students to slap a crying seven-year-old boy, who is of Muslim faith, for a mistake in his multiplication tables. The video sparked widespread criticism, drawing condemnation from social…