HONG KONG: A kindergarten teacher in eastern China has been detained and fined 500 yuan (US$73) for using a hypodermic needle to punish misbehaving pupils, local police said in a public statement on social media.
The teacher, surnamed Shen, first used the needle to frighten nine recalcitrant kids at the Noah Paris Metropolitan Kindergarten who refused to take their afternoon naps on time.
When the deterrent didn’t work, Shen jabbed the needle into the buttocks of several of the children, police in Tongxiang, a prosperous city in Zhejiang province, said.
Parents of the affected children found “red dots and small cuts” on their children’s buttocks, mainland news portal K618.cn reported.
The teacher had jabbed the pupils but did not inject anything into their bodies, police said.
Police found a syringe in the classroom containing gouache water paint.
Shen was detained for 10 days and fined 500 yuan for causing intentional injury.
Another teacher at the kindergarten, surnamed Fan, was also dealt with by the local education department, according to the police statement, but it did not say whether Fan also jabbed the pupils.
Shen’s punishment drew criticism online as many internet users thought the teacher got off too lightly.
“These kinds of incidents will continue to happen because of the weak punishments handed out,” a commentator said. -- SCMP
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