Municipal authorities launch own safety drive with regular reviews of schools, their teachers’ qualifications and management
An inspector will be assigned to every kindergarten in Beijing to conduct regular reviews following a public outcry over claims of child abuse at a preschool in the capital that made international headlines last week.
Police have detained a 22-year-old woman teacher at the RYB Education New World kindergarten in Chaoyang district amid an investigation into allegations some pupils were molested, had needle marks on their bodies and were given unspecified pills.
RYB is a US-listed education group with more than 1,800 kindergartens and day care centres across China.
The principal of the kindergarten has been sacked, while a 31-year-old woman was also detained for spreading rumours that a military regiment was involved in the case.
Chinese police detain RYB kindergarten teacher over child abuse claims
The allegations – which follow a series of abuse cases in recent years – have added to worries over children’s safety in schools and prompted China’s cabinet, the State Council, to launch a nationwide inspection campaign on Friday to review kindergartens in the country.
Beijing’s education commission on Sunday said it had launched its own kindergarten checks, with district authorities told to set up files on all preschools in the capital and assign a regular inspector to each one, Xinhua reported.
