Marineth Garzon - Teacher in hot water for allegedly abusing students in Batangas
Marineth Garzon - Teacher in hot water for allegedly abusing students in Batangas
Marineth Garzon, a teacher in Jaybanga Elementary School in Lobo, Batangas, is in deep trouble after she allegedly abused and gave unreasonable punishment to her 18 students.
According to Bandila, an evening news program of ABS CBN, Marineth Garzon's punished 18 students by letting them rub each others ears. After a few minutes of multiple strokes, the ears of the students started to bleed.
The school principal, Lina Magoling, was already made aware of the abusive treament done by Marineth Garzon. Magoling said she already castigated Marineth over the incident and told her not to do it again. Moreover, Magoling said that Marineth Garzon felt sorry about the incident and she gave her apology to the principal's office.
Meanwhile, the Department of Education (DepEd) in Batangas, was alarmed when they heard the news about Marineth Garzon "brutal" punishment. DepEd is now in the process of making formal investigation of the incident which took place in Jaybanga Elementary School, Batangas.
DepEd officials also encourage the parents of the victims to formally file their complaints at their office.
In response to DepEd's call, some parents already voiced their interest in filing criminal charges against Marineth Garzon.
For more details, please watch the video report regarding the abusive treatment of Marineth Garzon to her students.