Tormented teacher claims he was unable to strike back against unruly pupils

A group of pupils in a Toruń vocational school physically beat and verbally abused their English teacher in front of the whole class, which apparently approved of the scenes they witnessed. The whole incident came to light after someone published a video recording of the event, which the pupils made for fun. School teachers, journalists and parents of the guilty party were absolutely stunned to watch the kids punching the 33-year-old teacher, assaulting him verbally or wiping his face with a dirty sponge. According to the victim, the situation continued for six months until it was stopped by the end of the school year. Education authorities officials claim that this was partially the teacher's fault, as he was too weak to face the problem. "I sometimes had the idea to stand up and hit one or the other, but this is not allowed," the teacher explained. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1) J.K.