Students Suffer Burns After Teacher 'Punishes' Them By Forcing Them To Do Bear Crawls

A physical education teacher in Texas is under investigation after several students who were allegedly forced to do bear crawls in scorching heat suffered second-degree burns.

The unidentified teacher at Anthony Aguirre Junior High School has been placed on administrative leave after four students complained of burn injuries following the disciplinary action they received for skipping lap running during a PE class Monday, NY Post reported.

The gym coach allegedly ordered the students to get on their hands and knees and move in a crawling motion without their knees touching the ground while the temperature soared above 90 degrees.

Wendy Alvarez, a parent of one of the injured students, said her son skipped the running lap as he had nose bleeds and did not want to run in the sun. After the incident, Alvarez's son had to be treated at an emergency room for blisters on both his hands.

"Now his hands are burnt. He has second-degree burns. I took him to the ER yesterday. He said 'My hands feel like they're on fire.' He had a fever last night," Alvarez said, adding that another parent showed her pictures of her son who also had blisters on both hands after the punishment, iHeart reported.

Channelview Independent School District said the case is under investigation.

"The teacher has been removed from the classroom and placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation," the district said in a statement.

"Channelview ISD does not condone aversive discipline techniques that may cause physical pain to a student in any way. We take these situations very seriously as the safety of our students is always our top priority," the statement read.

Last month, a teacher in India was under investigation after she allegedly punished 11 girls to do 100 sit-ups for turning up late to a meeting. Seven of them fell unconscious after the ordeal. The students were rushed to a hospital and the doctors found that some of them were severely oxygen-deprived.