A Teacher Fractured This 13-Year-Old’s Right Hand By Repeatedly Hitting Her With A Chair

Her father is saddened by the incident.

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Teachers are supposed to impart knowledge, not fear.

However, one Form One girl from a school in Baling in Kedah, experienced exactly that when her teacher repeatedly hit her with a chair last Monday, 4 April, fracturing her right hand.

Image via Bernama

Seen in the photo above is 13-year-old Farah Izzati Mohd Rohaizad with her parents and the police report they lodged against the teacher in Baling on 6 April.

According to a report in The Malay Mail, Farah and her friends, Siti Farhana Mohd Ayub and Irdina Safiyya Amran, all aged 13, were called by an *ustaz* (teacher) to the dining hall to recite the Quran at 8.30pm. However, as Farah was taking a chair nearby, the *ustaz* suddenly threw a plastic chair hitting her at her waist.

Farah, who sought treatment at the Baling Hospital, said:

Farah's father Mohd Rohaizad Abdullah is saddened by the incident and has lodged a police report. Baling District Police Chief, Supt Sharifuddin Yusof told Bernama that the case is under investigation.

Last year, a 9-year-old was physically abused by her class teacher for drinking water without permission during class:

The Malaysian education system is long overdue for a major overhaul, and in doing so, there are many lessons the country can learn from Scandinavian countries like Finland:

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