A GRADE 4 boy in Argao town, southern Cebu who was busy chatting with a pupil instead of paying attention in class was wounded in the eye when his teacher threw a piece of wood at him on Monday afternoon.
The incident was later amicably settled between the boy’s mother and the teacher in the principal’s office , said Senior Insp. Alejandro Batobalonos, chief of the Argao Police Station.
Police said the 25-year-old teacher got irked when she noticed the boy talking with with his seatmate during class.
She tried to call his attention but the 11-year-old boy did not notice her.
The teacher then threw a woodenjalousie board at the boy, hitting his face.
The boy was later brought by his mother to the hospital to treat a contusion in his eye.
The mother reported the incident at the police station but decided not to press charges against the teacher.
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