Prachi Gupta

The immediate aftermath of seven-year-old Prachi Gupta’s merciless beating and hair pulling by her teacher at Thane’s Gyanoday Vidya Mandir School has been swift and harsh. While the teacher in question has already by suspended by the management, it has also set off outrage and yet another debate on corporal punishment as a means to discipline children. On the upside: Prachi has been deemed medically fit after a precautionary CT scan yesterday.