A video that shows a student hitting a teacher while an online class was underway has surfaced online. The widely shared clip reportedly shows a teacher of edtech firm Physics Wallah standing in front of a blackboard when the student suddenly appears, slipper in hand, and starts striking him. The teacher ducks to save himself from the attack. The video appears to have been recorded by a student attending the online class. It is unclear what led to the incident and there has been no official statement from the edtech company yet. Physics Wallah was founded in 2016 by Alakh Pandey and Prateek Maheshwari. Pandey, an educator from Uttar Pradesh’s Allahabad, developed the Physics Wallah app to assist students preparing for competitive exams such as the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE).
Earlier this year in February, PhysicsWallah found itself mired in controversy after videos of a staffer brawling with students went viral. As the clip went viral on social media platforms the company fired the individual - later identified as the PhysicsWallah Kota centre manager -and assured that they were working to resolve the situation. The incident took place at one of the company's coaching centres in Rajasthan's Kota and visuals show the official pushing the pupil while others crowd around. Reportedly the student had raised a dispute over teacher quality at the Centre.
The staffer shown in the video is believed to be part of the Student Welfare Society under the company's HR and admin arm.
In the wake of this clip, another video purportedly of a Physics Wallah teacher reacting to a student who had allegedly treat badly him in the comments is going viral. The teacher is seen in the clip proceeding to go into an angry rant during a class.
In August, a teacher employed with the firm apologised for using a “casteist slur”. Manish Raj had allegedly used the slur during an online lecture. Physics Wallah had then posted a video on X, formerly Twitter, in which the teacher apologised. “We deeply regret & apologize for the inappropriate remarks made by one of our teachers which has hurt the sentiments of the Dalit community. The concerned teacher has rendered a formal apology. Promoting inclusivity is one of our core values and will ensure it’s not repeated,” the Noida-based company said in a post.
In the clip that went viral, Raj was heard saying, “Why did I even take up this profession? At times, I regret having to do this (teach). God, it would have been better had you made me a fool. I would have polished shoes. Then, my life would have been peaceful".
In another recent incident in Jharkhand, school students tied their teachers to a tree and beaten black and blue in Dumka. The students were furious with the teachers for giving poor marks in the examination. The teacher and a school clerk alleged that they were beaten up and tied to a tree on the instructions of the headmaster. An FIR has been registered against the headmaster and many students.
In another incident, which was widely reported in US media, a Florida high school student was arrested after a video showed him attacking a school employee after she took away his Nintendo Switch device. The High School student has been charged with felony aggravated battery with bodily harm.
According to reports, the teenager was was upset because the employee had taken his Nintendo Switch device away. The video showed the student running toward the school employee and knocking her to th ..
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