Kindergarten teacher beaten by parents: Child's leg bruised after hitting a swing

Nghe An: Parents rushed to school, beat student intern and hospitalized

(Baonghean.vn) - Discovering that her child had bruises, thinking that the teacher had beaten him, the female parent went to the school and beat him so much that the intern had to be hospitalized.

Parents assaulting student teachers: Nghe An Department of Education and Training has official report

(Baonghean.vn) - In the report, the Department of Education and Training of Nghe An requested the People's Committee of Vinh City to direct the authorities to verify and clarify the incident and handle violations in accordance with the provisions of law.

On March 27, Ms. Ta Thi Nga - Principal of Vietnam - Laos Kindergarten (Vinh City) and Ms. Nguyen Mai Anh (homeroom teacher of 5-year-old class E) agreed to talk to the press about the case of a PTH student teacher (born in 1997) being assaulted by a parent.
Child hit swing and bruised leg

Ms. Nga said: “After the incident happened, the teachers and I asked TPĐ.K (5-year-old class E) very carefully about the bruise on his left leg. This bruise was very small, only the size of a coin. He answered the teachers: “I was hit by the swing while playing in the school yard, not by the teacher.”

This content was also clearly stated by the school and the child when working with the police.

The swing at the Vietnam - Laos Kindergarten, Vinh City, where it is believed that baby K. was hit and suffered a leg injury. Photo: N.Phuc

Ms. Nga stated that while playing, K. may have suffered a bruise on her left leg, but the homeroom teacher and other student teachers did not notice it. On the morning of March 22, Ms. Phan Thi Nghia - K.'s parent - came to the classroom to ask about the bruise on her left leg, when the assault on student teacher H. occurred.

“The incident was completely unexpected because it was also the time when parents were taking their children to school. After Ms. H. was beaten, the school promptly took her to a medical facility for a health check because Ms. H. was pregnant at the time,” Ms. Nga said.

Ms. Nguyen Mai Anh - homeroom teacher of class 5-year-old E said that student teacher H. had just started her internship on January 21, 2018 with 17 other students from Nghe An Pedagogical College.

“During her internship, student teacher H. was an outstanding person, very agile, active, talented in teaching and especially loved children. I believe that Ms. H. did not hit children. K. was very intelligent and obedient, a bit hyperactive, but the teachers certainly never hit her,” said Ms. Mai Anh.

Class 5-year-old E, where the incident of a parent assaulting a student teacher occurred. Photo: N. Phuc

Clarifying for teachers' peace of mind

Ms. Mai Anh said the incident happened very quickly and unexpectedly. “While I and two student teachers were feeding the children milk in the classroom, K.’s parent brought her child to the classroom and asked her, “Who hit you?”. As soon as K. pointed at Ms. H., the parent immediately rushed over and grabbed her hair and beat her. Seeing this, I and two other parents rushed over to stop her, but because the parent grabbed her hair so tightly, the teachers couldn’t get it out,” Ms. Mai Anh said.

Ms. Mai Anh said that since March 24 (Friday) until now, K. has not been to school. The school board is also trying to contact the family to encourage the family to let the child return to school soon.

Ms. H. is being monitored at Nghe An Health Care Center. Photo: N. Phuc

Ms. Ta Thi Nga - Principal of the school said that the whole incident has been reported to superiors and at the same time hopes that the authorities will soon clarify the matter so that the teachers can work with peace of mind.

Mr. Nguyen Cong Phu - Chief of the People's Procuracy (Vinh City) said that the unit is waiting for the investigation results of the City Police to transfer to complete the case file for handling in accordance with the provisions of the law. Whether to initiate a case or prosecute the accused or not depends on the results of the injury assessment of Ms. H.

On March 26, the Vietnam Education Trade Union sent a dispatch requesting Vinh City Police and Trung Do Ward Police to investigate and verify the case of parents beating teachers at the Vietnam - Laos Kindergarten. If there are sufficient signs of a crime, it is recommended to initiate a criminal case according to the law.

The Vietnam Education Trade Union also requested that units soon have solutions and measures to ensure school security and safety so that teachers can work with peace of mind.

Previously, at around 8:00 a.m. on March 22, Ms. Phan Thi Nghia - the parent of TPĐ.K. (a 5-year-old student in class E) brought her child to class. Believing that the PTH student teacher had beaten her child in the previous class, leaving a bruise on the child's left leg, Ms. Nghia assaulted Ms. H. At the Nghe An Health Care Center, after examination and ultrasound, the doctor concluded that patient H. had a slight separation, a sign of threatened miscarriage.

On March 26, the Department of Education and Training of Nghe An sent a report to the Ministry of Education and Training and the People's Committee of Nghe An province about the case of a parent assaulting a student teacher at the Vietnam-Laos Kindergarten.

It is known that Vietnam - Laos Kindergarten is a public school, with 660 students, 15 classes, and 45 teachers. In the 2016-2017 school year, the school was rated as an advanced school. Class 5 years old E has 43 students.