Abuse scandal kindergarten head sacked
Source: Xinhua |
October 28, 2012, Sunday
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THE principal of a private kindergarten in east China's Zhejiang Province has been removed from her post following a child abuse scandal there.
The head, who has not been named, is a woman in her 30s, authorities confirmed yesterday.
Authorities in Wenling City said they have transferred staff from other public kindergartens to the Blue Peacock Kindergarten to help it operate.
There was public anger after a picture posted on the Internet on Wednesday showed a teacher, a woman surnamed Yan, holding up a student by his ears.
The child is crying in pain in the picture, while Yan is smiling. She is reported to have said she held the child in this way "just for fun."
Other photographs showing a child being placed upside down in a rubbish bin and another child whose mouth was sealed with adhesive tape were also uploaded by Yan and another teacher.
Yan was detained on suspicion of provoking a disturbance. The other teacher, who took the pictures, was placed under a seven-day administrative detention.
Local education authorities have ordered the kindergarten's teachers to apologize to the parents of all of the students in the class where the incident took place.
Psychologists have been arranged to talk to the children.
The scandal came just a few days after a female teacher in north China's Shanxi Province reportedly slapped a five-year-old kindergarten girl in the face for more than 10 minutes.
Experts say the spate of incidents highlights insufficient funding, lax supervision in kindergartens, and a lack of laws penalizing abusive practices.
The head, who has not been named, is a woman in her 30s, authorities confirmed yesterday.
Authorities in Wenling City said they have transferred staff from other public kindergartens to the Blue Peacock Kindergarten to help it operate.
There was public anger after a picture posted on the Internet on Wednesday showed a teacher, a woman surnamed Yan, holding up a student by his ears.
The child is crying in pain in the picture, while Yan is smiling. She is reported to have said she held the child in this way "just for fun."
Other photographs showing a child being placed upside down in a rubbish bin and another child whose mouth was sealed with adhesive tape were also uploaded by Yan and another teacher.
Yan was detained on suspicion of provoking a disturbance. The other teacher, who took the pictures, was placed under a seven-day administrative detention.
Local education authorities have ordered the kindergarten's teachers to apologize to the parents of all of the students in the class where the incident took place.
Psychologists have been arranged to talk to the children.
The scandal came just a few days after a female teacher in north China's Shanxi Province reportedly slapped a five-year-old kindergarten girl in the face for more than 10 minutes.
Experts say the spate of incidents highlights insufficient funding, lax supervision in kindergartens, and a lack of laws penalizing abusive practices.
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