Education | Teacher using corporal punishment stopped working

The Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) announced on Sunday that a tutor accused of inflicting corporal punishment on a student stopped working at the tutorial center.
Earlier this month, parents reported to the media that their son, who is in the first grade of primary school, came home after tuition one day with a bruised face and black eye.
The DSEJ immediately launched an administrative investigation, and further legal procedures are now underway.
The parents also reported the incident to the police, and the case is now under judiciary action.
In response to another case of corporal punishment at a different tuition center that was published online on March 25, the DSEJ has urged all parents aware of the case to contact them.
According to Law No. 38/98/M, the DSEJ has the authority to license and to inspect tuition centers. For the 2015/2016 academic year, the DSEJ made 359 inspections and issued 122 verbal warnings, in addition to delivering 23 warning letters.
Fourteen investigations were conducted at 14 tuition centers, out of which 9 were found under suspicion of running unlicensed educational activities. Four companies had accepted more students than the number specified in their license. The DSEJ has issued penalties to six centers.