An elementary school teacher in Japan was caught tying a student in his class to a chair because he left his seat several times during class and was reported by another parent.

According to local media reports such as FNN on the 24th local time, the previous day, the Shizuoka City Board of Education in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, apologized, saying, "A teacher working at an elementary school in Japan gave inappropriate instruction by fixing a student's thigh to a chair with adhesive tape during class."

Late last month, Mr. A, the homeroom teacher, abused a student by turning his thighs with cloth adhesive tape and fixing them to the chair after he got up from his chair several times during class and walked around.



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The school was informed of this by a report from a guardian of a student in the same class on Dec. 12.

The guardian told FNN, "(Teacher A) said that when the child made a noise, he yelled loudly, 'It's loud.' He even cried out to a child who was crying because he was injured," he said, adding, "There was also a child who took a break from school because he was afraid of Teacher A."

In response, Teacher A said in an investigation by the education authorities, "The student kept getting up from his seat and walking around during class," and "He did not listen to me even though I cautioned him, which caused him to act excessively."

Teacher A reportedly apologized to the affected children and their parents on that day.



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The City Board of Education considered that Teacher A's behavior may amount to "corporal punishment" and decided to conduct training to provide appropriate guidance to front-line schools to prevent recurrence.

When this became known, most of the local people admitted that "the teacher went too far," but they reacted critically, saying, "I don't think other students will hurt me," and "How do you sit still when a student doesn't listen to what you say?"

(Photo = 'FNN' press screen capture)