Kindergarten teacher beats 3-year-old child, causing public outrage

A video clip showing a teacher at a kindergarten in Paris beating a 3-year-old child has caused outrage in France.

The video shows a little girl standing next to a fallen chair crying. Meanwhile, the teacher violently pulled the girl to a corner and hit her on the back. Terrified, the little girl ran to another corner of the classroom and sobbed.

The incident of a 3-year-old child being beaten by a teacher in the classroom shocked the French public (Illustration: Today's Parents).

Immediately afterwards, the French Minister of Education - Ms. Nicole Belloubet - stepped in to investigate and affirmed: "These images shocked public opinion and are unacceptable in the French school system."

Authorities have temporarily suspended the teacher and are working with the school to investigate the incident.

The video was recorded by a parent at the kindergarten on September 3 and shared on social media. The video quickly went viral and shocked the public. The family of the 3-year-old girl realized that their child was the victim in the incident and took legal action through a lawyer.

The girl’s family’s lawyer said the teacher had been beating the girl before the incident was recorded. The lawyer also said the teacher acted more gently than usual because she knew there were parents outside the classroom. The question is, normally, when it was just her and her students, how would the teacher treat her young students?

The girl's family has now filed a complaint with the local police over the abuse their daughter suffered at school. The girl's family stressed that their daughter had only been in school for a few days after the summer break, but had already suffered "severe" psychological damage.

They took their daughter to see a psychologist to assess the situation and learned that the girl had been traumatized by the events that happened at school. She now has an attitude of fear of adults, avoiding communication, not wanting to look adults in the eye. In particular, the girl does not want to talk about school and teachers.

Philippe Goujon, the mayor of the 15th arrondissement, where the kindergarten where the controversial incident occurred, said the teacher who committed the offense was a senior employee of the school. She had worked at the school for about 10 years and was in her 50s.

"The teacher has a good understanding of school regulations, is friendly with parents and has experience in the job. According to the school, the teacher usually behaves in a standard manner and rarely lets emotions overwhelm her. Previously, she has never been criticized for having an inappropriate attitude or behavior in the classroom," said Mr. Goujon.

When working with the kindergarten's board of directors about the controversial incident, the teacher did not offer any explanation to defend herself.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/giao-vien-mam-non-danh-be-3-tuoi-khien-du-luan-phan-no-20240914110635907.htm