The video shows the two female teachers beating the children on their hands and on the soles of their feet with sticks.Syria's education ministry opened an investigation into the case after the video caused outrage in the country.The teachers were tracked down to a school in Aleppo in northern Syria and dismissed.During the investigation, it emerged that the pair had already been disciplined in 2004, following similar complaints about their treatment of children.In a statement issued on Saturday, Syria's education ministry said it was "determined to stop any future cases of child abuse".