# Teacher’s slap, student’s death revive India’s corporal punishment debate

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-26 13:22 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/26/a-teachers-slap-students-death-revive-indias-corporal-punishment-debate?traffic_source=rss

> Six-year-old Pranay Teja allegedly collapsed and died after his kindergarten teacher slapped him for not completing homework in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The death is under investigation and has renewed questions over why corporal punishment persists in Indian schools despite a legal ban.