Pupil’s Hand Stabbed by Teacher in Uzbekistan

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The publication “Bolalar dunyosi” (“Children’s world”) reports that in one of the schools in the Andijan region of Uzbekistan, a teacher punished a 1st grader by stabbing a needle in her hand and locked the classroom door to prevent the pupil from visiting the toilet.

In response, the girl’s father filed a complaint with the Internal Affairs Department, accusing the teacher of applying psychological pressure. He explained that his daughter had missed an additional lesson after class, which cost 50,000 UZS (approximately $3.90).

The Children’s Ombudsman of Uzbekistan, Surayyo Rahmonova, stated that following an examination of the girl’s injury, the issue had been resolved.

The case comes in the wake of  a previous report by The Times of Central Asia  concerning a Tashkent teacher who slapped a student for asking for the Russian language class to be taught in Russian; an event which caused broad public debate in Uzbekistan and a reaction from Russian politicians.

Sadokat Jalolova

Sadokat Jalolova

Jalolova has worked as a reporter for some time in local newspapers and websites in Uzbekistan, and has enriched her knowledge in the field of journalism through courses at the University of Michigan, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Amsterdam on the Coursera platform.

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