A class VI student of a leading private school in Vijay Nagar area here was allegedly beaten up by her teacher after her parents protested against hike in fees. The girl's father filed a complaint with Additional District Magistrate Chunku Ram Patel against the teacher and the school administration. The complaint said, "On Monday, my daughter was beaten by a female teacher with a scale on the pretext of her failing to do maths homework. When I approached the school management, they said they were facing such kind of problem because several parents protested against fee hike," he said.