KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 7 -- A secondary school teacher in Muar has been fined RM4,900 after pleading guilty to injuring four students, including throwing a chair at them, pulling their hair, and stuffing a wad of paper into a student's mouth.
Harian Metro reported that Mohd Shapril Ahmad admitted to the offences before Magistrate Suzana Mokhtar, who reminded him that teachers should set an example for students, not discipline them in such a manner.
"This is not the way to discipline students. You should set an example for them, but not like this," she was quoted as saying.
The 39-year-old faced four charges over incidents involving three 14-year-old students, whom he slapped and threw a chair at, as well as another student, whom he struck on...