Temporarily suspend 2 teachers suspected of child abuse

(NLDO) - Gia Thuy Kindergarten, Hanoi City has temporarily suspended work for 2 teachers of the class related to the case of preschool children being suspected of being abused.

On July 10, regarding the information that a parent accused a teacher at Gia Thuy Kindergarten, Bo De Ward, Hanoi of abusing his child, the People's Committee of Bo De Ward directed relevant departments to verify and report specifically on the incident.

4-year-old child suspected of being abused by teacher at Gia Thuy Kindergarten, Bo De Ward, Hanoi

The Board of Directors of Gia Thuy Kindergarten has temporarily suspended two teachers of the class to serve the verification and investigation of competent authorities.

According to the initial verification results, on the evening of July 8, the family of Ms. HKT, the biological mother of TKL, went to the Bo De Ward Police Command to report the incident. On the afternoon of July 5, she went to pick up TKL at Gia Thuy Kindergarten. When she returned home, she saw that her child was acting strangely. Upon examination, she discovered that her child had bruises on his back, so she took him to the National Children's Hospital for examination.

According to the report of Bo De Ward People's Committee, the Ward People's Committee has worked with the Principal of Gia Thuy Kindergarten and related teachers; requested teachers to write reports, clarify the contents according to the reflection; requested the school to hold a meeting of the entire pedagogical council to seriously draw lessons and thoroughly disseminate teachers' ethics, compliance with professional regulations of the industry to all cadres, teachers and employees of the school.

Bo De Ward Police have inspected and verified the incident according to the content of the reflection, collected documents and data, coordinated with medical facilities to request an appraisal to accurately determine the nature of the incident; the Department of Culture and Society coordinated with the Ward Police to verify and grasp the incident to advise and propose solutions to support children.

Based on the results of the specific investigation and verification, the People's Committee of Bo De Ward will consider and handle the responsibilities of related individuals according to regulations.

TKL’s family said they asked the school to review the classroom camera on the afternoon of July 8. Images extracted from the camera showed that the child was dragged and brutally beaten by Ms. V., and even thrown against the wall. Not stopping there, the teacher continued to drag the child into the hallway and continued to assault her. Another girl lying next to her was also grabbed by the legs by Ms. V., dragged upside down, and thrown onto the bed.

Notably, at the time of the incident, another teacher named H. was present in the class, but did not take any action to intervene.

The family said this was not the first time their child had been beaten, but it was only when the injuries on his body became apparent that they discovered it and asked the school to take action.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/tam-dinh-chi-cong-tac-2-giao-vien-nghi-bao-hanh-tre-19625071016582409.htm