Teacher sacked after beating students one by one with an iron rod

A teacher at a Chinese university has been accused of hitting students with an iron rod because they were late for class.


Disturbing footage, which emerged last week, showed the male teacher beating seven female students on the hand in Chengdu, south-west China.


The educator has been dismissed after the clip recently became viral onilne.


The footage was uploaded to a student forum named 'Sichuan high school headlines' on Weibo on June 9.


In the video, a group of female students lined up to receive physical punishment at a classroom.


The male teacher, in military uniform, could be seen beating each student's hand five times with an iron rod.


Students had to keep shaking their hands to relieve the pain.


The man teaches aviation services at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, according to a report by Beijing Times.


The teacher, surnamed Nie, became angry after students were late for a morning exercise, an eyewitness told Beijing Times.


Mr Nie, a former soldier, demand students line up at the front of the classroom to be punished.


The incident reportedly took place on December 13, 2016, but the video was revealed last week.


Each male students and female students was hit for ten and five times respectively.


The student said it was not the first time Mr Nie had beaten students.


Four out of five students in the class have been punished by Mr Nie in the past.


A statement posted to the school's official Weibo confirmed the incident.


Mr Nie was fired by the university on June 9, according to the statement.