A video of an argument between a pupil and a teacher at a Japanese high school that ends with the teacher punching the boy has gone viral, sparking a fierce debate over violence in schools and the pressure school staff are under.
The 74-second clip, apparently filmed by students who were watching the confrontation, initially shows the teacher talking with the 16-year-old boy in a hallway at Machida Sogo High School, in west Tokyo.
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