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An Egyptian mathematics teacher is due to go on trial accused of beating an 11-year-old pupil to death because he did not do his homework.An Egyptian mathematics teacher is due to go on trial accused of beating an 11-year-old pupil to death because he did not do his homework.
Two months ago, Islam Amr Badr, a pupil at Saad Othman Primary School on the outskirts of Alexandria, was beaten during a lesson and later died. After using a ruler, Haitham Nabeel Abdelhamid, 23, allegedly took the boy outside the classroom and hit him violently in his stomach.
The case caused a national outrage and the Egyptian education minister is expected to be called as a witness. Islam Amr Badr fainted and later died in hospital of heart failure.
For many it highlighted the failings of the Egyptian education system. The case, at Saad Othman Primary School on the outskirts of Alexandria two months ago, caused a national outrage.
Haitham Nabeel Abdelhamid allegedly used a ruler to punish the boy and hit him violently in his stomach. The Egyptian education minister is expected to be called as a witness.
Islam's father, Amr Badr Ibrahim, says others should stand trial with his son's teacher.Islam's father, Amr Badr Ibrahim, says others should stand trial with his son's teacher.
"The problem is the teaching and the teachers because they cannot find good teachers," he said."The problem is the teaching and the teachers because they cannot find good teachers," he said.
"The minister of education should be the first person to be accused - how can he agree to let such a young man teach children?""The minister of education should be the first person to be accused - how can he agree to let such a young man teach children?"
The BBC's Yolande Knell in Alexandria says for many Egyptians, the case is a shocking reminder of the failings of their state education system, where young, inexperienced and under-resourced teachers often struggle to control classes of between 60 and 100 children.The BBC's Yolande Knell in Alexandria says for many Egyptians, the case is a shocking reminder of the failings of their state education system, where young, inexperienced and under-resourced teachers often struggle to control classes of between 60 and 100 children.
The Egyptian government says it is bringing in education reforms - including new teacher testing.The Egyptian government says it is bringing in education reforms - including new teacher testing.
It is also trying to tackle violence in schools and has issued new statements on the prohibition of corporal punishment.It is also trying to tackle violence in schools and has issued new statements on the prohibition of corporal punishment.