On the evening of January 21, a video circulated on social networks recording images of a kindergarten teacher abusing young children, attracting special attention from public opinion, especially parents with children in kindergarten age. In the video, the person believed to be the teacher slapped a boy about 3 years old in the face right in the school playground.
Immediately after its appearance, the clip was shared at high speed, attracting many opinions of outrage and concern about the safe environment for children at preschool education institutions. Many parents believe that the behavior in the video is unacceptable, goes against the ethics of the teaching profession and seriously affects the psychology of young children.
According to research, the incident happened at Sunflower Kindergarten, Tran Lam ward, Hung Yen province. Talking to Lao Dong Newspaper, a representative of the school confirmed that the video accurately reflected the incident at the school.
However, the school side affirmed that this is the wrongdoing of an individual teacher, not representing the school's viewpoint or educational motto.
Faced with strong public reaction, the Board of Directors of Sunflower Kindergarten has issued an official notice to parents, expressing regret and taking responsibility for management.
First of all, the School Board of Directors would like to sincerely apologize to parents for the unfortunate incident that occurred at the school playground on January 21, 2026. The school understands that any unprofessional behavior of teachers directly affects parents' trust and the educational environment of their children," the notice clearly stated.
Immediately after receiving the information, the school said that it had urgently implemented handling measures. The School Board of Directors organized a meeting of the entire Pedagogical Council to consider and evaluate the case in an objective and regulated spirit, while putting the rights and psychological safety of children first.
The school has also decided to suspend the violating teacher to serve the verification and disciplinary handling according to regulations.
In addition, Sunflower Kindergarten organized a working session with the Parents' Representative Board of the relevant class to directly exchange, listen to opinions, and answer parents' questions in a transparent and frank manner.
Affirming the view of not covering up, not tolerating any acts of violating teacher ethics, the School Board of Directors believes that this is a serious lesson for the teaching collective.
From this incident, the school will review the entire management and supervision of the teaching staff, strengthen professional ethics training, pedagogical skills and emotional control skills for teachers.
