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Jacob Phillips

London teacher sacked after joking about 'whacking' pupils if they failed a test

A teacher at a primary school in London was fired after a pupil did not understand a joke about “whacking” him round the head, reports say.

Baiklautchmee Subrian had been teaching for over 35 years when she was dismissed from Gilbert Colvin Primary School in Ilford, in 2023.

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