A video of a female employee of a kindergarten in Chengwu County, Heze, Shandong Province, violently throwing a child to the ground has attracted widespread attention and concern on the Internet.
The video, which went viral on the internet on Nov. 6, showed a woman dressed in black picking up and then jerking a child to the ground. Allegedly, the incident caused the child's teeth to loosen and the mouth to swell.
According to various reports, this shocking incident occurred at the Golden Cradle Kindergarten in Chengwu County. The person who posted the video claimed that the child's teeth were loose and his mouth was swollen due to the fall, and the child can be seen covering his mouth and crying bitterly.
The response of the local education authorities was swift. The Chengwu County Education and Sports Bureau immediately noticed the problem and sent the heads of relevant departments to the scene to deal with it. The Heze Municipal Education Bureau has responded to media inquiries, confirming that an investigation is underway and revealing that the woman involved has been fired.
It was reported that the child did not comply with the nap requirement during the lunch break, which caused the teacher to walk over, pick the child up and then fall to the ground, and the child's face hit the ground causing loose teeth. The Education Bureau said they took the incident very seriously and promised to issue further notices after the investigation was concluded.
These events highlight the importance of strict regulations and regulation in early childhood education settings. The EDB's swift response reflects the gravity of the incident and the need for immediate action when children's safety and well-being are threatened. The community and parents are awaiting more details and findings that will likely influence future preventive measures to prevent such incidents from happening and ensure the safety of children in educational settings.
In the aftermath of the child abuse incident in Heze, Shandong Province, the public and parents expressed great concern about the safety of children in kindergartens. In modern society, due to the aging of parents and the busy work of young people, many families choose to entrust their children to kindergartens, but in recent years, several incidents of misconduct by kindergarten teachers have exacerbated this concern of parents.
While the physical injuries may heal over time, the psychological trauma and impact of the child victims in this incident cannot be ignored, and such violence can leave a deep shadow on the child's psyche and adversely affect their long-term development2.
Public attention and discussion about this incident was intense. All sectors of society hope that the teachers involved will be punished as they deserve, and call for stricter supervision of teachers' professional quality and behaviour to ensure that similar incidents do not happen again. The local education department also said that it would take the matter seriously, and stressed the importance of creating a safe environment for growth, which is not only the responsibility of parents, but also the responsibility of society as a whole.