Regarding the incident in which teacher Vo Thi Tam (grade 1B teacher, Ba Dinh Primary School, Bim Son town, Thanh Hoa province) beat a student, causing bruises on the back, the school has initially taken a disciplinary action.
Speaking with Lao Dong Newspaper, Ms. Vo Dao Hoa - Principal of Ba Dinh Primary School said that after the incident, the school stopped Ms. Tam from teaching and transferred her to a job (clerical, staff) unrelated to students.
"Currently, the school is also waiting for the conclusion of the police agency, to see the level of violation to decide the next handling measures" - Ms. Hoa shared.
Sharing more about the fact that Ms. Tam did not just now hit students, but last year she also hit students, but continued to teach in class, the Principal of Ba Dinh Primary School explained that last year after the incident, the teacher self-criticized and then the parents submitted a request for her to return to class, so the school still allowed Ms. Tam to continue teaching.
“This year, the unfortunate incident happened again. Part of the responsibility for this incident lies with the school for not being thorough and not fully informing the teachers. After the incident, the school held a meeting to review teacher Tam and draw collective lessons to avoid similar incidents from happening again,” Ms. Hoa shared.
Previously, reporting to Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Huy (in Quarter 4, Ba Dinh Ward, Bim Son Town, Thanh Hoa Province) reported that his daughter, T.P.N. (6 years old, student of class 1B, Ba Dinh Primary School) was beaten and had her ears pulled by teacher Vo Thi Tam, causing bruises on her back and damage to her ears.
After discovering the incident, Mr. Huy went directly to the school to request to extract the camera in the classroom and clarify the above incident.
Representatives of the school leadership and Ms. Tam went to the family’s house to apologize. However, the family still found it difficult to accept, because Ms. Tam’s beating of students had been going on year after year. In addition, the family also requested that their daughter be transferred to a different class, which the school accepted.
