Parents whose children were abused by a kindergarten teacher in Wenling, Zhejiang Province, are suing the pre-school for mismanagement and are demanding compensation for their children's trauma.
"Kindergartens are responsible for their teacher's behavior and we decided to take legal action to protect our children," the mother of the boy who was lifted off the ground by his ears by his teacher told the Global Times. The mother, surnamed Lin, said her son is still reluctant to go to his new kindergarten for fear of being abused again.
Yan Yanhong, the dismissed kindergarten teacher, was detained by local police on October 25 after photos showed her mistreating children were posted online. She was released on November 16 as local police pointed out on its official Sina microblog that Yan's behavior could not be defined as a crime based on the Criminal Law.
"Parents have a right to file a civil lawsuit against the kindergarten after the criminal process failed to protect their children," Zhang Wenjuan, deputy director of the Beijing Juvenile Legal Aid and Research Center, told the Global Times.
"The Wenling kindergarten surely failed to meet their responsibility of protecting children and parents will probably win the lawsuit based on the teacher's misbehavior and the kindergarten's neglect of duty," Zhang added.
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