Teacher forced to stare at wall

A mayor in Chile faces the sack after he made a teacher stare at a wall for a week.

Maite Larrondo, the mayor of La Cruz, sacked teacher Patricio Gonzalesm from his school for criticising him.

Instead, he gave him a desk job in his office, reports Las Ultimas Noticias.

Mr Gonzales said: "When I asked what my job was going to be, they simply told me to stare at a wall.

"I then put my desk in front of the wall and have looked at it since then."

MP Marco Henriquez Ominami said: "This is a weird case that needs fast action."