Lucknow, July 24: In a distressing incident in Lucknow, a Class 5 student was allegedly assaulted and was called "uneducated" and "illiterate" by his English teacher for misspelling the word "water" as "what". The assault caused the student's ear to bleed. After reviewing the CCTV footage, a complaint was filed against the teacher, who has since been permanently terminated from her position. 

Upon discovering the mistake, the teacher called the student to her desk and beat him. When the boy asked why he was being punished, she called him "uneducated" and "illiterate" for misspelling "water". The teacher continued to shout and assault the student until one of his ears began to bleed. UP Shocker: Teacher Thrashes Class 10 Student Over Incomplete Homework in Raebareli, Leaving Him Unconscious With Broken Tooth; Arrested.

In a report by the Times of India, the student was quoted as saying: "Other teachers would scold students for their mistakes but refrain from corporal punishment. She has a notorious history of beating numerous children. After beating us, she would issue a warning that if we dared to inform anyone at home, she would increase the severity of the beatings." Lucknow Shocker: Student Kidnapped, Tortured in Moving SUV by Armed Men Over Old Rivalry in Bakshi-Ka-Talab.

The student added that no other teacher in the school treated the student with such cruelty. She was the only teacher who would resort to physical punishment. On one occasion, when the student inadvertently wrote 'in' instead of 'is,' she subjected him to a brutal beating. The student expressed hope that she would be permanently barred from teaching in any other educational institution so no other child would have to endure the trauma he experienced. 

When the student refused to attend school, his father reported the situation to the principal. Initially sceptical, the principal reviewed the CCTV footage and found evidence supporting the student's claims. The teacher was permanently terminated from the school, confirmed the Thakurganj SHO. 

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