The pupils in the first grade of Hanyu Primary school in Linyi, east China's Shandong province were abused by a female teacher recently. They were ordered to slap themselves hard in face 100 times. According to the parents, the teacher was in bad mood at the time.

Some pupils said their face, ears and mouth turned red after the slap, as the teacher told them to slap hard enough to make a hearable sound.

56 students slapped themselves 100 times as the teacher told them to, except for the leader of the class. The parents said that all the pupils are at the age of 6 or 7. They dare not to disobey the teacher.

When asking the children why they were punished, some said that the teacher was in a bad mood. Some said that the teacher got mad about the bad disciplines in the class.

The principal of the primary school has confirmed the child abuse case and said the teacher has already been removed from the teaching post, and the local education department has reprimanded the young teacher for her behaviors. He also said that the teacher was a new recruit without any teaching experience. She made the mistake by impulse and she feels regretful for what she did.