Mother alleges school assault in Tellippalai; principal denies hitting pupil

A mother has alleged that staff at a school in Tellippalai assaulted her son before taking him by three-wheeler to a point near her shop. The principal has denied that the pupil was hit, while confirming that he was transported by three-wheeler. The competing accounts have not been resolved by an official finding.

The mother said her son had arrived late and was ordered to collect rubbish as a punishment. She alleged that teachers struck his back and took him to the principal, whom she also accused of hitting him. These details are her account of what the boy told her, not independently established facts.

She said she sought treatment for him at Tellippalai Base Hospital after he complained of back pain. She also described him as distressed and unwilling to return to school. The child's name and the more sensitive details of his reported distress are being withheld.

The principal's denial is a material part of the report. There was no immediate information confirming whether an education authority or police inquiry had begun. The case concerns a school pupil and is separate from earlier allegations involving a children's home.