Da Nang authorities are inspecting a childcare facility after a series of videos showing a nanny there using a blanket to cover the mouth of an 8-year-old girl while allowing her friend to slap her went viral online.
Mr. Hoang Son Tra, Chairman of Son Tra District People's Committee, announced the above information on March 1. This morning, the police and the district's Department of Education inspected Cau Vong educational facility (No. 83 Ton Quang Phiet Street).
When the authorities arrived, the owner of the facility had removed the signs and closed all the doors of the 3-story building. Previously, the sign of this facility had the name "Institute of Special Education Psychology Research, Cau Vong Branch, Son Tra, Da Nang", providing education for children with hyperactivity, attention deficit, intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities...
According to the District People's Committee, this facility has not been licensed to operate. The owner of the facility declared that he had hired a number of teachers to work since February 20, looking after about 5-8 children each day.
Video recording child abuse. Editor: Anh Phu
The incident originated from a social media post by Ms. Tran Ngoc Gia Hy, 29 years old, residing in Man Thai ward, Son Tra district, this morning. After only a few hours, the post attracted nearly ten thousand interactions.
According to the video, a babysitter pulled a baby girl's hair while she was standing and asked her to lie down on the floor for a nap. When the baby cried, the babysitter used a blanket or her hand to cover her mouth, then let the baby cry while she lay down and watched her phone.
Another clip shows the nanny holding another friend's hand and slapping Ms. Hy's child's face, head, and hands, while the nanny standing next to her praises her, "so good."
After Ms. Hy discovered that her child had many bruises and reported it to the owner of the facility, on February 28, the camera recorded the scene where the owner of the facility instructed the nannies "from now on, you can still scold them, but you must not touch them". Specifically, if the child refuses to sit still, put the table outside so they can study alone, and if they refuse to take a nap, take them outside to avoid "making a big mess and getting a headache".
Camera captures nanny using blanket to cover 8-year-old girl's mouth when she cries during nap time. Photo: Cut from video
Ms. Hy said her child has autism, shows signs of hyperactivity and is slow to speak. For over a year now, Ms. Hy has been sending her child to Cau Vong Special Education Center, owned by Ms. Hau, with a monthly tuition fee of 6 million VND. Recently, her child has had many bruises on his arms and legs after coming home from school. Ms. Hy contacted Ms. Hau and received the answer "because the child fell down the stairs" or "because a friend scratched him".
"I also believed it was true and ignored it because my child was improving. But about three days ago, my child came home from school with a swollen face and marks from an adult's hand, so my family suspected that my child was being abused," she said.
Ms. Hy's husband texted Ms. Hau and received a reply saying "she doesn't want to take the child anymore" and suggested the family find another place for the child to study. Ms. Hy's family went to meet Ms. Hau to clarify and requested to extract the camera in the classroom and discovered the incident.
According to her, when working with the family on the afternoon of February 29, Ms. Hau said that she punished Ms. Hy's child by making him plant a banana tree because he was not cooperating and that this was "a therapeutic exercise". Therefore, she decided to let her child stay home from school, reported it to the district police and planned to hire a lawyer to protect her child's rights.
According to current regulations, the establishment of independent nursery groups and kindergarten classes is licensed by the People's Committee of the commune or ward. The owner of the facility must have a high school diploma or higher, the teacher must have a college degree, the classroom must be at least 15 square meters wide, and some other conditions regarding facilities.
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