Persecuted By Students And Had Broken Nose, A Teacher In NTT Ask Perpetrators To Be Sentenced Lightly

Illustration of the persecution case. (Pixabay)

EAST NUSA TENGGARA - Theresia Afrinesia Dina (53), a high school teacher from Kupang City, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), was persecuted by her student with the initials RJD (17) while teaching at school.

Despite being a victim of persecution, Theresia hopes that her students who have been named as suspects will be given a light sentence.

"As a teacher and a mother, I hope that he (the suspect) can be punished with a light sentence," said Theresia Afrinsia, in Kupang, NTT, as quoted from Antara, Monday, September 26.

She admitted that she had forgiven her student who abused her so that she suffered a broken nose, bruises on the cheeks and on the eyes. As a result, her vision became blurry for a while.

Theresia, who has worked as a teacher for approximately 15 years, hopes that the suspect will be able to finish his prison term at a child prison if he is brought to the court table later.

"I just hope that because he is still a minor later he can be detained and serve a light sentence in a child prison," said Theresia.

She said she did not want to withdraw the report from the police for the student's actions, because it was part of learning to the suspect, so that it could provide a deterrent effect not only for RJD but also for other students in other schools.

Theresia, who had started teaching on Monday, September 26, admitted that she was still traumatized by what RJD did to her.

However, as a teacher, Theresia admits that she must still come because soon there will be a mid-semester exam, other students also need learning materials so they can take the exam well.

This abuse case was reported by the victim to the police at the Kelapa Lima Police through the police report number LP/B/202/IX/2022/Sector Kelapa Lima, Wednesday, September 21.

Previously, on Wednesday morning, the victim entered the classroom to teach sociology subjects. When the victim temporarily explained the subject matter to the perpetrator and his friends, the perpetrator told a story with a friend beside him in a big voice. This action greatly disrupts the teaching and learning process in the classroom.

The victim then reprimanded the perpetrator, but when reprimanded, the perpetrator did not accept it. The perpetrator immediately abused the victim using his fist once at the victim's face.

The perpetrator's blow hit the victim's nasal, causing blood loss. The perpetrator abused the victim, because the perpetrator did not accept the warning from the victim, so the perpetrator became emotional and abused the victim.

Kupang City Police Chief Kombes Pol Rishian Krisna B when contacted separately said the legal process against RJD who abused his teacher in the school environment was still ongoing.

"But not detained in prison, because the perpetrator is still underage," he said.