Surveillance exposure: Dongguan 3-year-old boy's kindergarten was bound and physically punished for 1 hour! Official response

The new semester has begun, and watching other children happily return to campus, Ms. Wang has a variety of feelings in her heart. She is worried that her son Tong Tong, who is less than 4 years old, is still afraid.

Ms. Wang said that the fear in her son's heart stemmed from an encounter he had at the Hongyulan Kindergarten in Nancheng, Dongguan last semester. She found through watching kindergarten surveillance videos that her son was physically punished by teachers who slapped, pushed, and even tied his legs during school.

The reporter learned from multiple sources that the teacher involved has been dismissed by the kindergarten and has been subjected to administrative detention punishment. The education management department in Nancheng, Dongguan has also imposed corresponding penalties on the kindergarten.

Monitoring video display

The boy was bound with his legs in the classroom

The matter has to start from April 23rd this year. After school that day, Ms. Wang noticed that her son's condition was somewhat abnormal. After repeated inquiries, her son told her that he had been tied up by the teacher in kindergarten. The next day, Ms. Wang reported this matter to the then kindergarten principal.

On April 26th, with the consent of the then principal, Ms. Wang went to the kindergarten to check the video surveillance on April 23rd. Ms. Wang said that she checked the surveillance footage and found that her son was tied to his arms and legs with tape by the homeroom teacher, Teacher Hu, on April 23rd, for a period of 1 hour and 17 minutes. Not only that, the son also suffered other forms of corporal punishment from the teacher.

Ms. Wang told reporters that she also checked the surveillance footage of March 29th, April 18th, and April 21st, and found that Teacher Hu had some suspected physical punishment towards Tong Tong. "On April 18th, he accidentally bumped into Teacher Hu and was repeatedly pushed and pushed by Teacher Hu. He was also asked to raise his hands to punish him, which lasted for more than 20 minutes," Ms. Wang said.

In one of the videos provided by Ms. Wang to the reporter, it can be seen that the child's legs are tied with tape. The child with bound legs stood in the classroom, wanting to walk but unable to do so, and fell multiple times. There are also video clips showing that at the entrance of the classroom, a teacher repeatedly pushed, pulled, and pulled the child, causing him to fall to the ground. However, the teacher did not lift the child up in time.

Ms. Wang revealed that Tong Tong started attending kindergarten in September last year, when he was less than three years old. She could never have imagined that a child in their early thirties would be treated like this by the teacher.

After this incident, Ms. Wang fell into endless self blame. She felt that there were already some signs before this, but as a mother of the child, she didn't notice it. "For a period of time before, children would cry frequently at night every night, and their emotions were also very bad. They were very resistant to going to kindergarten. We even used various means to force them to go to school. Who would have thought he would have such an experience in kindergarten?" Ms. Wang believes that Tong Tong's experience in kindergarten has caused harm to both his body and mind.

The teacher involved has been dismissed and administratively detained

After checking the surveillance footage, Ms. Wang quickly negotiated with the kindergarten and reported to the police.

According to Ms. Wang, she tried every means to calm the child's psychology at that time, but didn't go to work much, and the whole family was in an anxious state. However, communication with the kindergarten was not smooth.

Ms. Wu, the person in charge of Hongyulan Kindergarten, said in an interview with reporters that after learning about this matter, the kindergarten immediately sent someone to come and apologize to the parents, and cooperated with the police's investigation and handling. They also proactively proposed contacting professional institutions to provide psychological intervention and comfort to children.

In addition, the kindergarten has also negotiated compensation with parents, but it is difficult to reach a consensus on the amount of compensation. Ms. Wu revealed that after the incident, the teacher involved was dismissed from the kindergarten and administratively detained by the public security organs. The other two teachers in the class resigned after the end of the semester.

During the interview, Ms. Wang provided a copy of the "Administrative Penalty Decision of Dongguan Public Security Bureau" to the reporter, which showed:

On April 23, 2023, during a class at Hongyulan Kindergarten in Nancheng Street, Dongguan City, the perpetrator Hu, believed that the student in the class was mischievous and active, and carried out physical punishment on the child by binding his feet with transparent tape for an hour. His behavior exceeded his normal educational responsibilities.

On May 26th, the Dongguan Public Security Bureau decided to impose an administrative penalty of ten days of detention and a fine of 1000 yuan on Hu, and confiscated a roll of transparent tape.

The reporter learned that the education management department of Nancheng Street in Dongguan promptly investigated and dealt with this matter. The then principal was given corresponding punishment and the entire street was notified. The kindergarten was given a penalty of "rectification within a specified period of time" during the annual inspection and could not be evaluated for excellence within three years. Further processing will be carried out according to the subsequent situation. At present, the Nancheng Education Management Center is coordinating with parents and the kindergarten to handle this matter.

Parents hope to view more video recordings

Since April 27th, Ms. Wang has not taken her son to kindergarten. "I took him to a mental hospital and a psychological counseling center, but the doctor said that the child was too young to intervene and suggested that we spend more time with the child." Ms. Wang said that one month later, Tong Tong's condition gradually improved.

Nowadays, although Tong Tong has switched to a new kindergarten in the new semester, Ms. Wang still feels anxious. Except for the unsuccessful communication on compensation issues, her request to view surveillance footage from the police station handling the case was rejected. "When I was in kindergarten, I only checked the videos for four days and found many situations. How can I ensure that similar things don't happen at other times?"