China Scene: North

Student attacks teacher after lunchtime drink

A 14-year-old boy, a junior high school student in Huairou, Beijing, attacked a female teacher and left her with a small brain concussion.

He was said to have drunk during lunch, felt sleepy in her classroom on Wednesday and was unable to do class work. After she reprimanded him for not doing the work, he stood up and struck her on the head with his fist and then knocked her down to the ground.