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Pupil posts photos of ear injury

An investigation has been launched by the education department of Zhenguan county after a grade two pupil claimed he was injured by his primary schoolteacher. The pupil, Xiao Yi, published photos of his ear online, saying it had been "torn" by his teacher, surnamed Lu, because he did not finish his homework. The wound required five stitches and the teacher later apologized, according to Xiao Yi's post.