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Teacher suspended for spitting ordeal

A kindergarten teacher, surnamed Zhang, has been suspended after ordering all 17 of her female pupils to line up and spit at a young male classmate in Pingdingshan. Footage showed Zhang leading her class in a round of applause after each spitting. The boy was in tears by the end of the ordeal. Zhang said she just wanted to teach the boy a lesson after he was caught spitting at one of his female classmates. The boy's parents contacted the education authority after learning what had happened to their son. They have since filed a lawsuit against the kindergarten.