Four teachers at an elementary school in Kobe have been removed from their positions and are facing further disciplinary action for allegedly rubbing hot soup into the eyes of a colleague and forcing him to drink alcohol, among other acts.
A teacher in his 20s at Higashisuma Elementary School went on leave last month after saying he was harassed by the four senior colleagues, the city’s education board said Friday.
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