8 horrifying and bizarre punishments that haunt students.

2018: Students forced to drink water from cleaning rags in Hai Phong.

Recently, the case of a teacher forcing elementary school students to drink water squeezed from a blackboard cleaning cloth in Hai Phong has sparked public outrage.

In early March, simply for talking during class, Phuong Anh (3A5 class, An Dong Primary School, An Duong district, Hai Phong) was punished by her teacher, Nguyen Thi Minh Huong, by being forced to drink water squeezed from a blackboard cleaning cloth. Initially, Phuong Anh refused, but Ms. Huong threatened to pour it into her mouth, so she was forced to drink.

The incident of a student being forced to drink water squeezed from a blackboard cleaning cloth by her teacher has caused widespread outrage. (Image: Internet)

Outraged by this action, Phuong Anh's family reported Ms. Huong's behavior to the school's leadership. The principal then instructed Ms. Huong to visit the family and apologize.

Earlier, Ms. Huong had said she would punish students by making them drink water squeezed from a blackboard cleaning cloth, with the class monitor supervising. Phuong Anh was the first student to be punished in this way.

On April 5th, Ms. Tran Thi Ngoc Bao (Principal of An Dong Primary School, An Duong District) signed a decision to terminate the contract of Ms. Nguyen Thi Minh Huong, a contract teacher at the school.

2017: Ruler used to beat student's legs until they turned purple in Hanoi.

On September 9th, information circulated on social media alleging that Ms. Vinh (a teacher in class 2A at Nguyen Tri Phuong Primary School, Hanoi) used a ruler to hit a student named D. on the leg, leaving bruises, for being late to class.

After D.'s family took her to Saint Paul Hospital for examination, doctors diagnosed her with soft tissue injuries to both lower legs.

Student's legs bruised after being beaten by teacher at Nguyen Tri Phuong Primary School, Hanoi. Photo: Internet.

After the incident was shared on social media, many parents whose children were in the same class as student D. spoke out, reporting that their children had also been hit on the hands, legs, and back with a ruler by the teacher, or had their ears pinched very hard. According to these parents, as many as 11 students had been hit with a ruler by Ms. Vinh.

Ms. Vinh was subsequently disciplined by the school's disciplinary committee with a warning.

2016: Entire class forced to scratch and slap student's face for using foul language in Hanoi.

Following a report from the class monitor of class 4A at Ninh So Primary School, Thuong Tin, Hanoi, that a student named Nam had used foul language, Ms. Hong Anh (the class's homeroom teacher) instructed over 40 students to scratch and slap the student. As a result, the student's cheek was swollen and scratched, and he was very frightened.

Ninh So Primary School, where the incident occurred. Photo: Internet

After being notified by the parents, Ninh So Primary School requested Ms. Hong Anh to provide a report. The teacher admitted to a "serious offense," and later went to the parents' and students' homes to apologize.

Ninh So Primary School has decided to suspend Ms. Hong Anh from teaching duties for one semester.

2015: Students forced to rinse their mouths with soapy water in Vinh Phuc.

The fact that teacher Le Thi My Hanh (homeroom teacher of class 6C, Nhan Dao Secondary School, Song Lo, Vinh Phuc) "forced" seven students to rinse their mouths with soapy water during class time has caused public outrage.

Nhan Dao Junior High School. Photo: Internet

During the weekend class meeting on October 3rd, Ms. Hanh forced seven problematic students in the class to rinse their mouths with soap multiple times. Prior to this, the teacher had established a class rule: "Anyone who violates the rules repeatedly must rinse their mouth with soap."

Nhan Dao Secondary School has issued a warning and removed Ms. Hanh from her position as class homeroom teacher.

2014: Students forced to eat chili peppers in Binh Phuoc.

In 2014, three teachers at Hoang Dieu Primary School (Bu Gia Phuc 1 village, Phu Nghia commune, Bu Gia Map district, Binh Phuoc province) were severely reprimanded for punishing 19 students by making them eat chili peppers.

Previously, on February 18th and 19th, the three teachers punished dozens of students in classes 4B1, 4B2, and 5B1 by making them eat chili peppers for not studying and talking during class. Many students suffered from burning sensations, redness of the mouth and lips, and had to drink water constantly.

Hoang Dieu Primary School, Bu Gia Map District, Binh Phuoc Province. Photo: Internet

After receiving a petition from parents, the school held a meeting and unanimously agreed to revoke the performance bonuses for the entire school year from the three teachers. Ms. Le Thi Anh Tuyet, the teacher who punished students the most for eating chili peppers, was dismissed from her position as head of the 4th grade, removed from the list of potential Party members, and removed from the people's inspection committee.

2013: Students forced to hold blackboard erasers in their mouths in Ho Chi Minh City.

Having only been assigned to be the homeroom teacher for a second-grade class for two weeks, a teacher at Lien Minh Cong Nong Primary School (Cu Chi District, Ho Chi Minh City) has faced public backlash for making 11 students hold blackboard cleaning cloths in their mouths.

According to this teacher, the class has 40 students. Every time she turns to write on the blackboard, the students below start talking loudly. When reprimands didn't work, she threatened to wipe the mouth of any student who talked during class with the blackboard eraser. But the situation continued to repeat itself.

Furious, she made 11 students who were talking privately pass around a blackboard eraser to hold in their mouths. After the students told their parents about it, the parents confronted the school administration and reacted very strongly. The teacher was disciplined.

2012: Students' heads submerged in dirty water in Nghe An province.

At the end of 2012, at Nghi Hoa Primary School (Nghi Loc district, Nghe An province), nine 5th-grade students from class 5C deliberately submerged their heads in buckets of water to be allowed into class because their teacher threatened to submerge their heads in toilet bowls and buckets of water in the restroom for being lazy in their studies.

The toilet flush tank, where the students dip their heads in. Photo: Internet

Vo Van Tuan, a student in the group, recounted: “Because I and many other students hadn't memorized the previous lesson the teacher assigned, she said she would punish us by forcing our heads into the toilet bowl or submerging our heads in a bucket of water in the restroom. Afraid of having our heads submerged, nine of us submerged our heads in the bucket of water so we could go to class.”

After the incident, the children didn't dare tell their parents because the teacher threatened to punish them more severely if they did.

2003: Students forced to lick chairs for graffiti in Ha Tinh.

Seeing that the teacher's chair and the two front desks of the classroom were defaced with drawings, Ms. Tran Thi Phuong Lan (English teacher, class 7I, Hoa Lien Secondary School, Nghi Xuan, Ha Tinh) made 47 students lick the chairs clean.

Then, Ms. Lan made the children vote secretly to write down the name of the "culprit." The poll yielded no results, as all the ballots were blank. Ms. Lan became furious, tore up the ballots, threw them in the trash, and proceeded with the second round of punishment as before.

That evening, many parents of students met with the homeroom teacher to report the incident, at which point the school became aware of it. Ms. Lan was disciplined with a demotion, being transferred from a teacher position to an administrative clerk role.