According to the sources, the incident took place on January 6 after some parents complained headmistress G Selvarani during the students counselling meeting that T Kalaiyarasan, teacher of Class III, had not evaluated the answer scripts properly. 

Selvarani conducted an enquiry into the complaint which sparked a verbal altercation and during the course of the argument Selvarani hit Kalaiyarasan with her slippers.

Kalaiyarasan told Express, “For a small problem, she behaved in an arrogant manner and slapped me with slippers.”

Despite repeated phone calls by this correspondent, Selvarani refused to speak on the issue. 

As many as 15 teachers of various government schools in the Harur taluk petitioned the district elementary educational officer (DEEO) seeking action against Selvarani.

Swaminathan, DEEO told Express, “The head-mistress has been suspended.”

Source :: The New Indian Express