Tainan supplementary teacher beat boy for delaying homework and lost control, sentenced to 50 days in prison, family appeals

Tainan tutor surnamed Wen was dissatisfied with the boy's procrastination in homework and uncontrollably slapped his back, leaving bruises. (provided by family members)

The homework was not handed in and I was served by "patting the phlegm"? A tutor surnamed Wen was dissatisfied with the boy's delay in homework and lost control, slapping the fifth child's back painfully. However, the teacher argued that it was just like "slapping away phlegm". Although the Tainan District Court sentenced him to 50 days' detention for assault, his family members questioned whether the sentence was too light and will appeal.

The incident occurred in March this year. Wen Nan worked as a tutor in a cram school in East District, Tainan City. At that time, he found that the boy was late in doing his homework and was seriously behind in progress. He lost control of his emotions on the spot and slapped the boy on the back with his bare hands in the cram school.

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The family thought that the teacher was exercising reasonable discipline, but they did not expect that the boy went home and cried to his father. When the parents opened his clothes, they were shocked to find two clear bruises on both shoulders with palm marks and bruises from repeated slaps. The parents felt distressed and angry.

The family members alleged that when questioned, Teacher Wen immediately explained that he only gently patted the boy's back in a way similar to "slapping phlegm" on a child, and had no malicious intention to harm him. However, the injuries were obvious, and the family members angrily questioned him. This was beyond the scope of proper discipline, as if he was taking his anger out on the child. They could not accept the teacher's statement at all. They immediately took the boy to the hospital for an examination of his injuries, and reported the case to the district branch with a diagnosis certificate. The police then transferred the entire case to the Tainan District Prosecutor's Office for investigation.

After entering the judicial process, Wen Nan confessed to the crime and admitted that he acted impulsively because he could not bear the boy's delay in homework. His statement was consistent with the boy's testimony and diagnosis certificate. The Southern Court held that Wen Nan deliberately committed violence against children and should be punished in accordance with the provisions of the Child and Juvenile Welfare and Rights Protection Act. Considering that the two parties never reached a settlement, he was sentenced to 50 days of detention and could be fined. The family members were strongly dissatisfied with the verdict. They believed that the teacher's harsh sentence but only a jail term was too light, so they decided to continue the appeal.

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