Headmaster arrested for beating student

The headmaster of a private school for children of migrant workers in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region has been arrested for hitting a teenage student who was involved in a scuffle with his classmates last November.

Authorities at the Zhuangxin School, in Xixiangtang district of Nanning, the regional capital, removed headmaster Duan Yongxu from his post amid an investigation into the allegations, a teacher surnamed Luo, told China Daily yesterday.

On Nov 27, Duan allegedly grabbed the 13-year-old boy by his shoulder, pushed him against a wall and kicked him, Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday.