WATCH: Justice official urges teachers to respect students' rights after slap leads to death
Department of Justice (DoJ) Undersecretary Raul Vasquez, who is in charge of child protection, expressed his disappointment over an incident at the Peñafrancia Elementary School where a teacher slapped a Grade 5 student that resulted eventually in his death. He said educators must also respect the rights of their students.
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