A junior high teacher had his pay temporarily cut by 10% after beating a student, per Osaka officials. The teacher was upset that the student had compared him to an anime character, per Sankei Shimbun. Officials said the teacher put the student in a headlock and punched him twice in January. AdvertisementA junior high teacher in Osaka, Japan, had three months of pay docked by 10% for physically assaulting a student, school officials said. The 38-year-old teacher from Kawachinagano Municipal Junior High School was punished for two altercations, the Osaka Prefectural Board of Education said on Monday.

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