A teacher made his pupils cry by telling them he was Jesus and the world was about to end, it’s claimed.The educator, named only as S.K., has been suspended after he made the comments, which made one child shake with fear.
When asked why he was acting in such a way by other schoolchildren, S.K. reportedly replied: “I am doing this to make you more courageous.”
He is accused of making the comments at Gedik Primary School in the town of Serik in southern Turkey’s Antalya Province.
Some of his year six pupils, aged about 11, reportedly burst into tears after he told them he was Jesus, who is regarded as a prophet by Muslims, and knew the exact date of doomsday.
The school later suspended S.K. and launched an investigation into the incident following complaints from parents.
The teacher is also accused of pushing one pupil, who was undergoing psychological treatment, in the chest making them shake with fear.
One parent, Halil Koca, said the teacher was a “bad example” and had been teaching topics that were unsuitable for the age of his pupils.