ebookland Chapter 177 School Bullying, Corporal Punishment
Chapter 177 School Bullying, Corporal Punishment
Ding Hongmei didn't realize that her behavior was excessive at all. On the contrary, she felt that the little girl in front of her was too scheming. She hadn't done anything yet, but she was about to cry as if she had suffered a great injustice. She snorted coldly, "You don't pay attention in class, but you're acting wronged first. I've never seen such a shameless child as you. You're so young and you're already not learning anything good."
Xiao Mu couldn't hold back any longer. She lowered her head and tears fell onto her desk.
Ding Hongmei felt a surge of joy. She had already investigated Xiao Mu's family background. He was from the nearby countryside, his father had a broken leg, and his mother was a hopeless case. It would be easy for her to bully someone like that.
Shu Yun and the others were outside the classroom and couldn't hear the sounds inside. They could only sense that Ding Hongmei, who was standing on the podium, had an exceptionally ferocious and menacing face, while Xiao Mu, who was standing up, was small and trembling like a blade of grass swaying in the wind.
Shu Yun whispered, "You guys take another look at the situation. I'll go find the school leaders and let them see it in person."
After Shu Yun left, the group continued to observe, only to see Ding Hongmei suddenly step down from the podium, take a few strides to Xiao Mu, who was hanging her head, grab her by the ear, and pull her outside. Xiao Mu was in pain and could only follow her outside the classroom with her head tilted to the side.
"You'll be standing outside listening to the lecture today too."
Ding Hongmei looked Xiao Mu up and down and said disdainfully, "Someone like you, a peasant, is destined to work in the fields. What use is learning art? You're as stupid as a pig."
As Ding Hongmei spoke, she also poked Xiao Mu's head hard with her hand.
Ding Hongmei's words reached Xiao Ma and the others' ears without missing a single one. Wang Yehong's eyes turned red, and she was panting heavily, looking just like a raging bull.
She suddenly stood up from the corner and, like a madwoman, shoved Ding Hongmei away. Ding Hongmei, caught off guard, fell to the ground.
Wang Yehong pulled her daughter into her arms, saying, "How dare you treat my child like this? This is bullying!"
Xiao Mu looked up and saw Wang Yehong's face swollen with anger, her eyes reddening again. "Mom."
Her voice was soft, but it stirred the mother's protective instincts. She exclaimed excitedly, "You wait! I'm going to find your boss, and you'll get your comeuppance!"
Ding Hongmei got up from the ground, patted the dirt off her clothes, looked the woman up and down with a casual yet condescending look in her eyes, "You're Zhou Mu's family member?"
One sentence punctured Wang Yehong's rising anger like a needle, deflating it completely like a punctured balloon. "You, what kind of look is that?"
Ding Hongmei snorted, "Your child isn't paying attention in class, she's daydreaming, so what's wrong with me letting her stand outside to clear her head? Am I the teacher or are you the teacher?"
"If you're not satisfied, then you can take Zhou Mu back. You can teach him yourself."
Xiao Mu whispered, "I didn't. I've been attending class the whole time. I didn't."
Ding Hongmei said, "By the way, your child also likes to lie. As a parent, don't you discipline him properly?"
Wang Yehong pointed at Ding Hongmei with a trembling finger, "You, you, you, you."
For a long time, she couldn't utter a single complete sentence, as if she were stuttering. Ding Hongmei's mocking smile deepened. "With your character, it's no wonder your child is so bad. It's not surprising."
“If you’re not going to teach properly, are you here to insult and humiliate your students? If I see your principal later, I’ll definitely give him a piece of my mind.” Xiao Ma stood in front of Ding Hongmei with a serious expression. “Someone like you doesn’t deserve to be a teacher. The bar for becoming a teacher is too low these days.”
"Yeah, you're such a vicious woman, picking on a child. Is your life so miserable that you have to take it out on a child?" Gao Ju's fighting power should not be underestimated.
Ding Hongmei's thoughts were exposed, and her face turned pale and then red. "You, who are you? You're not school staff. How did the security guard let you in?"
"We are from the Women's Federation, here specifically to investigate the bullying that Xiaomu experienced at school," Shu Yun's voice came, accompanied by several school leaders.
Ding Hongmei's eyes widened as she glared angrily at Shu Yun. Why was this woman everywhere? Why did she always have to make things difficult for her?
Principal Li frowned as he looked at the group of people in front of him, finally turning to Ding Hongmei. "Teacher Ding, what's going on?"
Ding Hongmei said with a wronged expression, "Principal, it's really nothing. It's just that the parents are making a mountain out of a molehill. The student was distracted in my class, so I just made her stand outside as punishment. My intention was to make the child value the opportunity to attend class and study hard."
She looked at Wang Yehong, her words sincere yet tinged with anger, "If every parent criticizes us teachers for these trivial matters, how can we teach students and gain their respect?"
If you ignore Ding Hongmei's behavior, it actually sounds quite plausible.
She continued, "And the principal, how could the school just let people in like that? I'm lucky I was lucky, but if someone with ulterior motives sneaked in and tried to take advantage of these children, I really can't imagine the consequences."
The veiled criticism was clearly directed at people like Xiao Ma.
Ignoring Ding Hongmei's clamor, Xiao Ma addressed the principal with a serious expression: "Hello Principal Li, I am Ma Lili, a staff member of the Women's Federation. I am here today on behalf of Wang Yehong, the mother of Zhou Mu, to investigate the child's situation."
Principal Li was quite polite and instructed the academic affairs director beside him to disperse the children who were watching the commotion and return to their respective classes. "There are too many children standing here, making it inconvenient to communicate. Why don't we go to my office together so I can find out more about the situation?"
The group agreed and sat down in the office. Gao Ju couldn't stand Ding Hongmei's smug expression and couldn't help but say, "Yes, Principal, you can't side with your teacher. We all saw this teacher, Ding something, dragging Xiao Mu out by the ear. Look, her ear is still red."
Xiao Ma added, "This teacher's bullying behavior has been going on for a month. Xiao Mu's hands are almost always red and swollen every Wednesday when this teacher has class. Even if the student makes a mistake, has this kind of education gone beyond reasonable limits?"
Ding Hongmei insisted that she was only educating the student, and that the student's psychological resilience was simply too weak.
Shu Yun patted Xiao Mu, who was silently nestled in her mother's arms, and said, "Xiao Mu, why don't you talk to the principal about what Teacher Ding did to you during class?"
Xiao Mu raised her head, met the expectant or threatening gazes of the crowd, and mustered her courage.