Another kindergarten teacher in China has been accused of abusing her pupils by piercing them with needles.
Police announced today they are investigating the school in the Chinese capital after receiving reports from parents, according to Chinese state media.
The news came just four days after teachers at an established kindergarten, in the same district of Beijing, were said to poke children with needles and feed them with mysterious pills.
China launched a nationwide investigation into its kindergartens last Friday after the allegations sparking an outrage across the country.
A mother in Beijing has released pictures to show the needle marks on her daughter’s hand
The mother claimed that her child had been abused by her teacher at the kindergarten
The mother claimed to have found screwdriver and pins (above) at her daughter’s classroom
The latest allegations were made against a kindergarten in Chaoyang District in eastern Beijing.
Officers at the Jinsong Police Station claimed that they received information on November 27 from parents, who claimed their children had been pierced by their teacher with needles, according to a report on Sina.com.
Parents claimed their children were from the junior class, who should be aged between three and four.
The mother (far left) showed the pictures of her injured daughter to other parents at the school
The mother claimed that her daughter had been abused by her teacher at a junior class
She also showed reporters a hospital diagnosis, which said her daughter had sustained bruises
A mother has released several pictures to Chinese media The Paper, which apparently showed her daughter’s fingers and one arm having needle marks.
The mother claimed that her daughter had been abused by her teacher. She also showed reporters a hospital diagnosis, which said her daughter had sustained bruises the size of needles on her arms.
The pictures and hospital diagnosis were re-posted by several influential Chinese news website, but these media reports are quickly disappearing from the internet.
The original reporter on The Paper has been taken down.
In a video clip posted by state media The Global Times, the mother was showing the aforementioned pictures to other parents.
Afterwards, she went into the classroom trying to find the tools the teacher had used
A supervisor at the kindergarten told parents that the teacher in question was an intern
She can be heard saying: ‘My child liked taking showers, but now [she] refuses to shower or wash her head. [I] asked [her] why? [She said] it hurts.’
Afterwards, she went into the classroom trying to find the tools the teacher had used.
The video showed that the mother found a screwdriver and pins. Feeling angry, she questioned staff at the kindergarten ‘what are these for’.
The headmaster of the kindergarten said the teacher who had been accused was an intern, reported The Global Times.
The intern was said to be studying at a college and is not qualified to be a teacher.
The Chaoyang Education Commission has reportedly set up a special team to investigate the case alongside the police.
This is the second time kindergartens in Beijing have been accused of abusing their pupils with needles.
China launched a nationwide investigation into its kindergartens on Friday after parents at a Beijing preschool (pictured) said toddlers had apparent needle marks and were given mysterious pills – sparking outrage days after another daycare scandal
On November 23, furious parents had gathered in front of the gate to demand answers from RYB Kindergarten, which has been accused of piercing pupils and giving them pills
The Chaoyang district government said police opened an investigation after parents reported the suspected abuse on Wednesday
Last week, parents who sent their children to the RYB Kindergarten in Beijing said toddlers had apparent needle marks and were given mysterious pills.
On November 23, furious parents had gathered in front of the gate to demand answers from RYB, which is run by a company that started trading on the New York stock exchange in September. Its shares plunged by more than 40 percent in after-hours trading.
On day later, security personnel installed a cordon at the gate of the RYB Education New World kindergarten after dozens of curious onlookers crowded outside the high-end, bilingual Chinese-English nursery, which was still operating.
Security personnel installed a cordon at the gate of the RYB Education New World kindergarten (pictured) on Friday after dozens of curious onlookers crowded outside
Eight children were said to have apparent needle marks and that the incidents occurred in two classes with kids aged between two and six. Parents said children were fed unidentified pills
An education official at Chaoyang district (centre) is surrounded by media and parents as he receives an interview after parents accusing RYB Kindergarten of abusing their children
The incident shocked the national and prompted the authority to launched a nationwide investigation into its kindergartens on Friday.
A 22-year-old teacher, surnamed Liu, has been arrested by Beijing Police in relation to the case, a statement said on November 25.
Previous reports suggested at the children at RYB might have been sexually molested. But newer reports claimed the allegation was internet rumour.
A 31-year-old woman, surnamed Liu, has been arrested on suspicion of fabricating and spreading false information on the internet.