Archive · 28 Oct 2025
Shimla Teacher Suspended for Corporal Punishment with Prickly Stick
A teacher in Shimla, India, named Reena Rathore, has been suspended from her job.
This happened after a video showed her hitting a young student with a prickly stick.
The boy, who was in Class 5, was crying in the video, which was shared online and made many people upset.
Officials said that hitting a student like this is against a law called the RTE Act, which protects children.
They also said it was very bad behavior for a government employee.
This is the second teacher suspension in that area recently.
The teacher will now be based at a different office during her suspension.
A government school teacher in Shimla, Reena Rathore, has been suspended.
She is accused of severely punishing a Class 5 student by beating him with a prickly stick.
A video of the incident, showing the shirtless boy crying, circulated on social media and received backlash.
The teacher's actions are considered a gross violation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, and constituted gross misconduct.
This is the second teacher suspension in the Rohru subdivision within four days.
- Who
- Reena Rathore, head teacher of Government Primary School, Gawana
- What
- Suspended for inflicting severe corporal punishment on a Class 5 student by beating him with a prickly stick.
- When
- Tuesday (Oct 28)
- Where
- Government Primary School, Gawana, Shimla
- Why
- The act was a gross violation of Section 17 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, and constituted gross misconduct.
Teacher's Actions
Child Protection Laws
Severity of Punishment
Teacher's Actions
The teacher allegedly used a prickly stick for punishment.
Child Protection Laws
Corporal punishment is a gross violation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009.
Consequences
Teacher's Actions
The teacher, Reena Rathore, was suspended.
Child Protection Laws
Such actions are considered gross misconduct and unbecoming of a government servant.
- Teacher's Name
- Reena Rathore
- School Name
- Government Primary School, Gawana
- Student's Grade
- Class 5
- Location
- Shimla, India
- Reason for Suspension
- Corporal punishment with a prickly stick, violation of RTE Act
- Official Action
- Suspended with immediate effect by the Deputy Director of Education (Shimla District)