Beating up kids for poor results

Recently one of my relatives mercilessly beat up her nine-year-old daughter because she failed her mathematics class test. Consequently, the girl fell ill and suffered from severe fever.

I am really worried about the mental development of children like her who get beaten up or punished severely by their parents for not scoring good marks in exams. We should consider this issue very seriously or it will bring disastrous consequences for our children.  

Jerry Cornelius Cardoza 
Farmgate, Dhaka