A high school teacher in Quang Ninh Province has been suspended from her work for her violent behaviour toward a student.

Thuong's violent behaviour in the clip

Nguyen Van Tue, an official from the Quang Ninh Department of Education and Training, confirmed that Nguyen Thi Thuong from Tran Hung Dao High School in Dong Trieu District, will be suspended.

The decision was made after a clip of a teacher’s improper behaviour was posted on the internet recently. In the clip, the teacher, who is pregnant, pulls the hair of a boy and boxes his ears. She even scolds the student.

After learning about the incident, the People’s Committee of Quang Ninh Province requested the local Department of Education and Training to look into the case and identify the teacher.

Tue said that representatives from the department went to Tran Hung Dao High School, and ordered the teacher to report her violation.

According to Thuong, the video was taken on September 20 in Class 11B3. Thuong asked the student, Toan, to go to a platform to explain why he had been absent. It was when Toan refused that the teacher lost her temper and became violent.

A student in the class filmed and posted the video.

An official from the Quang Ninh Department of Education and Training said that Thuong may be not be allowed to work as a teacher again, but she could be given another job at the school.