On October 28, speaking with Lao Dong Newspaper reporter, Mr. Le Sy Tien - Head of Education and Training Division (GDDT) of Bim Son town, Thanh Hoa province said that regarding the case of Ms. Vo Thi Tam (teacher of Ba Dinh Primary School, Bim Son town) beating a first grade student, the town police are still verifying and clarifying.
“When there is a conclusion from the police agency, the specialized departments will base on the level to advise the Town People's Committee to take the next step. The department's viewpoint is to strictly handle according to regulations, not cover up or tolerate violations,” said Mr. Tien.
Ms. Vo Dao Hoa - Principal of Ba Dinh Primary School, Bim Son town said that recently, the school also had a meeting with the town's Department of Education and Training on how to handle the incident. However, until now, we still have to wait for the conclusion from the police.
Previously, the family of T.P.N (6 years old, student of class 1B, Ba Dinh Primary School) discovered that their daughter had bruises on her back and unusual scratches on her ear, so they asked. Later, they learned that N had been beaten and had her ear pulled many times by teacher Vo Thi Tam.
After the incident, the school suspended Ms. Tam's teaching job and transferred her to clerical work that had nothing to do with students.
After the above incident, many other parents also filed a complaint accusing teacher Tam of beating many other students, even the beating of students had been going on from last year to this year.
