Parents Hit Teacher Multiple Times after He Struck their Child’s Cheek

An unusual confrontation reportedly took place at Starville School in Jahi, Abuja, after a teacher allegedly slapped a student for pushing him twice.

Parents and teacher clash at Starville school

The incident escalated when the child’s parents confronted the teacher during a meeting with the school principal, resulting in the parents reportedly slapping the teacher back.

Social media reactions

The incident has sparked heated debates online, with Nigerians expressing mixed opinions about the responsibilities of teachers and parents.

@olumax3028 commented, “Let’s get something straight. It’s my job to train my children, it’s your job to teach them. If you decide to do my job with yours, me and you will have problem.”

@SONof_AYELOJA added, “Your boy is allowed to put his hands on the teacher by pushing him, but the teacher isn’t allowed to slap your boy to caution him. The moment the wife also slapped the teacher, I already saw where the child learned the habit from.”

@Mayorofoweto wrote, “Omo going through the comments makes me wonder if the next generation can have well-mannered children at all. Understand that parenting is not only for the parents. But nah the teacher I blamed for standing like a statue there collecting slaps, it would’ve been 2 fighting 4 me.”

@AseneBangoura83 stated, “The teacher is way too respectful and sheepish to be a man and these attributes are products of poverty. In that moment he was slapped, he considered the consequences of losing his job to retaliation. Hunger, house rent, children responsibility. All these thoughts perplexed him.”

The incident has raised questions about discipline and the roles of educators and parents in schools.

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