Regarding the incident "Teacher in Hue using a ruler to hit a student: Injury, not broken arm", on April 1, leaders of Vinh Ninh Primary School said that the unit is waiting for instructions from the Ward People's Committee on handling the incident.
According to school leaders, due to the injury situation of student A. Th. and additional results from a medical facility in Da Nang City, verification and handling are still being clarified by functional agencies.
Currently, A. Th. has returned to school to study, her hand is still in a cast.
The school and teachers are very concerned and create conditions for A. Th. to study with the best mindset. The handling of teacher Dao Thi Hong H. is awaiting instructions from the local authorities and the final conclusion from functional agencies," the leader of Vinh Ninh Primary School informed.
Previously, as Lao Dong newspaper reported, on March 25, Thuan Hoa Ward People's Committee (Hue City) had information to clarify the case of a teacher beating a student at Vinh Ninh Elementary School.
On March 20, information spread on social networks that a school teacher "broke a student's arm". Immediately after that, the Ward People's Committee worked with the school and related parties to verify.
According to the report of Ms. Dao Thi Hong H. - homeroom teacher of class 4/2, on March 19, during the process of reminding students to complete notebooks, due to impatience, she used a ruler to hit A.Th.'s hand and arm.
On the same evening, the family took Th. to Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital for examination. The school board visited and asked the teacher to write a report, and at the same time coordinated to handle the incident. Students were given a break to monitor their health and arrange appropriate check-ups.
On March 20, the Ward People's Committee coordinated with the Department of Culture and Social Affairs to work with the school, visit the student's family, apologize and grasp the situation.
Through initial verification, the Ward People's Committee affirmed that the teacher's use of a ruler to hit students was wrong, requesting the school and teachers to seriously take responsibility and not let it happen again.
To clarify the extent of the injury, the Ward People's Committee requested to provide medical records from Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital.
On March 24, the hospital issued a certificate of injury to A.Th., diagnosed with elbow and right wrist injury; stable condition, hand suspension and treatment according to prescription.
According to functional agencies, based on medical conclusions, the information "teacher broke student's arm" is not true.
