The issue, which was first revealed by Livenews, is taking on dimensions, since the student who was taken to the hospital has multiple fractures in the nose and bruises on the body.
According to the website, the 10-year-old allegedly claimed in his statement to the police that the art teacher dragged him to the classroom, after he finished the lesson, closed the curtains and hit him furiously.
In fact, the student reports that the bruises on his body came from kicks given to him by the 40-year-old, when he fell to the floor.
The reason was the fact, according to the allegations of the 10-year-old, the student's negligence to clean his brushes, after the end of the art lesson.
Parents and educators have expressed concern about the incident and are calling for the incident to be investigated in all seriousness, while the 40-year-old in turn made some allegations in his own testimony, which are being investigated.
The same sources state that this is not the first time that the 40-year-old hit a student.
Source: Livenews.com.cy