Dad says teacher used shoe to hit Year One boy

Indian students are too often the target of such ill-treatment, says Hindraf.

KUALA LUMPUR: A parent has demanded that the Education Ministry take action against a teacher he has accused of using her shoe to injure his son, a Year One pupil at SK Damansara Damai 1.

A Murugan told a press conference today that his son was now down with a fever and suffering from swellings on his face.

Speaking at the Hindraf office in Bangsar, he said the assault happened yesterday at about 4pm when the teacher, Nur Adha Mat Ali, caught his son, Sritharan, talking with a friend in class. He said the boys were talking about school work.

According to him, Nur Adha threw her shoe at Sritharan and hit his face.

“It’s ridiculous,” he said. “How could anyone use a shoe on a Standard One pupil, who stepped into school for the first time a mere three months ago?

“My son now is afraid to go back to school and has caught a fever.”

He said he had lodged a police report.

Hindraf leader P Uthayakumar described the incident as the latest in a series of cases in which teachers have targeted Indian students for punishment.

He said he had written to Education Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and Inspector-General of Police Ismail Omar, asking them to treat the matter seriously.

He urged Muhyiddin to suspend Nur Adha from teaching duties and the police to charge her in court with a criminal offence.