Kindergarten teacher charged with ill-treating child

[Angelight]

If she is convicted and sentenced, I doubt she will ever be able to teach again. What I don’t understand is why the abuse was allowed to continue from 2 mths last year without any kids or the victim herself making any complaints. A 5-yr-old kid shld be able to complain to her parents what she had encountered in school. And even if she was too scared to say anything, what about the other kids?

[Oppsgal]

Maybe kids are too young and don't know where to seek help? The other staffs? Why no one speak up, or is it a closed concept classroom? CCTV?


No one knows?

[Imami]

firefly38:

Do to the teacher, what she did to the child!!! :mad: :mad: :mad:

Ok. But after that put her in jail for the next four years (the max sentence if convicted).

Sorry folks, I got no sympathy for child abusers who are also educators themselves.

[Imami]

janet_lee88:

Busymom:

Hope there is proper follow-up counselling for the 5yo victim and her classmates. I will be really angry if this happens to my child.

Touchwood.
If this happened to my child, I will make sure TEACHER'S name and pic is published. I am sure many would want to see her face. And I will send my child to see a psychiatrist to make sure she is not traumatised.

Ya man! We need a mdm ong (how dare you cut my son hair!)for this case man! So that the papers will know who this teacher is!

[Imami]

buds:

Busymom:

Reminds me of reading about a mom who did that to her own DD. Wasn't this posted in KSP before?

Yes it was Busymom...except that it was a daddy who did so. He told his teen daughter to undress before asking her to bend over to deliver the caning. The creepy part was when he actually posted at that instant he realized his girl was no longer his little girl and that she was budding! (has grown into a lady!)

Quite a number of parents responded to his post in discomfort and if I recall correctly, the post has been embargoed (or removed... not sure) due to its content.

This father is sick.

[Imami]

Oppsgal:

hquek:

[quote=\"Chenonceau\"]I still feel like castrating this woman... except there is nothing to castrate!!

Actually I feel the same. The kid only 5 then, can't imagine the scars she will carry.

Chinese news say it is centre in west. Those with kids in other directions can go whew.

Still got to be alert even not studying in west... 5 years old probably can tell parents what had happened, if is younger age then how?[/quote]Actually I hv been saying this - even a baby can tell you things. My child went to infant care since two months old. I purposely chose a big infant care ctr (20 babies) so that there are more teachers around. Surely not all are child abusers right?

When my child turn four month old, he suddenly behaved strangely whenever a teacher wanted to pick him from us (in the morning at the reception). Usually my child would be very willing to be carried away. But just this teacher.... He epwould turned towards me and kaola hug me tightly. Then I knew, something was wrong. I spoke to the director and head infant teacher that I would like this teacher not to handle my infant. After the teacher was diverted to another group of infants, my child no longer exhibited that koala hug each morning. But.... But, the other group to which that teacher had gone over, had issues. So well.... My child \"spoke\".

As parents we need to watch our children closely. Even when they could articulate, they might not have told the whole truth or understood certain things. But I believe each child has this in born ability/ sensor within them that tells them that something is not right or they are being hurt.

[Imami]

Funz:

janet_lee88:

If the teacher had gone for certified training, she would know that such punishment is not allowed. Even if the teacher is very stressed, she has to give herself 5 min to cool down.


This will not become another teacher bashing thread. My kids enjoyed their 3 years in kindy...daughter even wanted to go back. She asked if principal can create a K3. :faint:

Do we need a cert in early childhood education to know that this is not acceptable? So if this was done to the child by one who is not trained it would have been acceptable?

Nothing to do with cert or training. It is the person and his/her choice of action.

Yes agree. Certs only prove a person's attributes like iq but things like morale and self control, cannot be proven by certs. Even qualified accountants can falsify accounts. Even policeman can break the law.

[Imami]

Angelight:

If she is convicted and sentenced, I doubt she will ever be able to teach again. What I don't understand is why the abuse was allowed to continue from 2 mths last year without any kids or the victim herself making any complaints. A 5-yr-old kid shld be able to complain to her parents what she had encountered in school. And even if she was too scared to say anything, what about the other kids?

One possible reason - in the children's mind, what the teachers and parents said are always right. To my child, his mummy is omnipotent and omniscient. What i say is always right, is the rule. It has never occur to him that his mummy doesn't know everything and is not always right.

This child might hv thought that she was deservingly punished because she had misbehaved. I am not very sure, but I hv a feeling she is a neglected kid. How can a child suffered such grievances and not show any sign? Most likely the parents didn't \"see\" the signs...

[Oppsgal]

Imami:

Actually I hv been saying this - even a baby can tell you things. My child went to infant care since two months old. I purposely chose a big infant care ctr (20 babies) so that there are more teachers around. Surely not all are child abusers right?

When my child turn four month old, he suddenly behaved strangely whenever a teacher wanted to pick him from us (in the morning at the reception). Usually my child would be very willing to be carried away. But just this teacher.... He epwould turned towards me and kaola hug me tightly. Then I knew, something was wrong. I spoke to the director and head infant teacher that I would like this teacher not to handle my infant. After the teacher was diverted to another group of infants, my child no longer exhibited that koala hug each morning. But.... But, the other group to which that teacher had gone over, had issues. So well.... My child \"spoke\".

As parents we need to watch our children closely. Even when they could articulate, they might not have told the whole truth or understood certain things. But I believe each child has this in born ability/ sensor within them that tells them that something is not right or they are being hurt.

Sometimes depends on the \"character\" on kids. My kid went to childcare last time, only \"stick\" to a few teachers, about 3-4 teachers, the rest my kid would cry or refuse to let them do the morning checks, kick a big fuss when they touch. So...should I ask only these 3-4 teachers to look after my kid, and refuse the rest of the teachers?

But after a few months down the road, no more such problem. Kid let teachers check in the morning, even the previously refused by my kid teachers, all welcome.

So really depends on situation and character? Maybe my kid is shy? Wouldn't know as the speech development is not that well yet at that time. Right now can still understand slightly better what my kid speaks to me. Hopefully, down the road, can understand much more when my kid speaks to me.

[joyceharper]

Violence on kids… that can be very traumatizing. More than just the intellectual capacity of the teacher, the compassion and character of someone who teaches our kids, especially the youngest ones, is something that must be watched.


Parents should definitely educate their kids that if they encounter violence in school that they should let their mom and dad know. But then again, we have the over-reactive parents that also need to learn to tone down…