KARACHI: The registration of a private school in Korangi, Karachi, has been suspended after a female teacher was found guilty of brutally beating a student in class 7.

In a statement issued yesterday, the Directorate of Inspection and Registration of Private Institutions Sindh (DIRPIS) said that the inquiry committee set up on January 31 and comprising of officers from DIRPIS had reached the conclusion that the teacher had committed the offence.

"The accusation of corporal punishment given to Abdul Rafay by her class teacher-Miss Hafsa resulting fractured on his elbow is correct,” the statement said, adding that this was a “serious violation” of condition '4(h)' of Form 'B' (Registration Certificate) as well as "Sindh Prohibition of Corporal Punishment Act 2016". The complaint was lodged by Muhammad Rizwan, the victim’s father, who had claimed that his son’s teacher had meted out corporal punishment, which led to the child suffering injuries and a fractured elbow. Rizwan also filed a First Incident report (FIR) regarding the incident. After the incident was first reported, Sindh Education and Culture Minister Syed Sardar Ali Shah took notice of the incident and issued orders for an inquiry, which was completed earlier today and issued by Additional Director of Directorate of Private Institutions Sindh Prof Rafia Mallah.

Published in The Daily National Courier, February, 02 2023

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