<p>A 10-year-old boy was stripped and physically assaulted by a teacher at Evershine English School in Kalidasa Layout, Srinagar, South Bengaluru, for not doing the homework. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Mahesh, a class 6 student, was beaten by the teacher, Anitha, on Monday. His parents, along with activists of a pro-Kannada organisation, protested in front of the school on Tuesday, demanding action against the teacher. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Mahesh told reporters he had skipped school for three days because of ill health and could not do the homework either. When he turned up at the school on Monday, Anitha asked him about the homework. When he replied that he could not do it as he had taken ill, she asked other students to strip him and then went on to slap him five times.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chaitra, the boy's mother, accused the teacher of beating him without knowing his health condition. According to her, teachers must not lose patience under any circumstances. She added that they would go to the police if the school management failed to take action against Anitha. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Sudha Pragna, the founder principal of the school, said Mahesh was poor in studies and hadn't done the homework. "The school management will take appropriate action after seeking an explanation from the teacher. We also asked her to apologise to the boys' parents," she added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Child rights activist Nagasimha G Rao said assaulting children was a violation of their rights. If the student is poor in studies, it is the duty of the teacher to teach. They do not have the right to punish the student, he added. </p>
<p>A 10-year-old boy was stripped and physically assaulted by a teacher at Evershine English School in Kalidasa Layout, Srinagar, South Bengaluru, for not doing the homework. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Mahesh, a class 6 student, was beaten by the teacher, Anitha, on Monday. His parents, along with activists of a pro-Kannada organisation, protested in front of the school on Tuesday, demanding action against the teacher. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Mahesh told reporters he had skipped school for three days because of ill health and could not do the homework either. When he turned up at the school on Monday, Anitha asked him about the homework. When he replied that he could not do it as he had taken ill, she asked other students to strip him and then went on to slap him five times.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Chaitra, the boy's mother, accused the teacher of beating him without knowing his health condition. According to her, teachers must not lose patience under any circumstances. She added that they would go to the police if the school management failed to take action against Anitha. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Sudha Pragna, the founder principal of the school, said Mahesh was poor in studies and hadn't done the homework. "The school management will take appropriate action after seeking an explanation from the teacher. We also asked her to apologise to the boys' parents," she added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Child rights activist Nagasimha G Rao said assaulting children was a violation of their rights. If the student is poor in studies, it is the duty of the teacher to teach. They do not have the right to punish the student, he added. </p>
