A report in this paper had highlighted how a 13-year-old student collapsed after she was punished with 500 sit-ups. She completed 300 before falling to the floor. While medical reports showed that there were no physical complications as a result of the punishment, the child was traumatized, and is undergoing counselling.

The ludicrous punishment throws light on teachers' training, and the limit on how far one can go when 'disciplining' students, what kind of 'punishment' will result in lasting trauma, and why school authorities need to be wise when chastising errant children and meting out punishment.