SINGAPORE — A 48-year-old woman was arrested on Tuesday (Aug 29) after a new video surfaced on social media showing a Kinderland preschool teacher allegedly hitting a child.
This is the second arrest of a preschool teacher in as many days for allegedly mistreating children under their care. Both cases involved preschools from the Kinderland chain.
In the latest video that was posted on Tuesday morning, a teacher is seen forcefully handing a water bottle to a boy before smacking him on the head several times and pushing him away. Another child is seated on a chair in front of the teacher, and the woman has her legs up on the chair on either side of the child."A 48-year-old woman was subsequently arrested for voluntarily causing hurt read with enhanced penalties for offences against person below 14 years of age," the police said in an updated statement, adding that it was alerted to the case at about 11.40am on Tuesday.The Early Childhood Development Agency told CNA that it was alerted to the video on Tuesday.
It said the safety and well-being of children in preschools are of utmost importance and that it takes"a serious view towards any case of child mismanagement". "Preschools are required to report to ECDA any incidents that have an impact on the safety of children and staff. ECDA follows up on every alleged child mismanagement incident, such as through unannounced visits to preschools, interviews and verification of records," said the agency.at Kinderland's Woodlands Mart preschool circulated widely on social media., SPF said. She will be charged in court on Wednesday with the ill-treatment of a child or young person.
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