Chief Educational Officer S. Mars suspended the teacher Vyjantimala and the school headmaster. School headmaster C. Varadarajan pacified the parents and arranged to shift the students to a hospital. They urged the school authorities to take stern action against the teacher who meted out the inhuman punishment. The teacher Vyjantimala has been working in the school for the past 11 years and this is the first time a complaint of such a grave nature has been made against her.” Meanwhile, the Edaikkal police have arrested the teacher. When contacted, the school headmaster said, “I came to know about the incident only on Friday as I was on leave for the past few days.

Source: The Hindu June 10, 2016 19:30 UTC