Disciplinary warning for teacher who used electric wire to beat 2nd grade student

Today (September 13), the Department of Education and Training of Vinh Chau town reported on the incident of a teacher beating a student at Vinh Tan 2 Primary School.

beat student.jpg — The mark on T.'s back was taken by her family and posted on social media. Screenshot.

Accordingly, at around 2:30 p.m. on September 10, TAT - a student in class 2A3 - was talking and joking with his deskmate during class. Mr. Lam Thanh - the homeroom teacher - reminded T. many times but the student did not obey.

So, while using an electric cord to tie the window curtains, Mr. Lam Thanh used this cord to hit T. on the back because he could not control his emotions.

Upon learning of the incident, the leaders of Vinh Tan 2 Primary School visited T.'s house to apologize and persuade her to remove the post on social media, but the family did not agree.

On September 11, the school established a disciplinary council and agreed to impose a warning on Mr. Lam Thanh. Student T. has also returned to school.

Previously, a social media account believed to be the parent of a second-grade male student at an elementary school in Vinh Chau town shared information and photos of her child with marks on his back, suspected of being beaten with an electric wire by a teacher.

“My husband and I try to work to earn money to raise our child, but we never expected that at the beginning of the year, our child would be beaten. I hope that law enforcement agencies and the Department of Education and Training will resolve this issue,” the parent’s post stated.

A principal in Ho Chi Minh City was dismissed for beating a student until his head bled . Mr. Nguyen Huu Phuc has just been dismissed from his position as Principal of Tan Phu Trung Primary School (Cu Chi District). Previously, Mr. Phuc had beaten a student until his head bled with a music teaching instrument.

The female teacher who beat a first-grade student was transferred and had to go to her home to meet her parents . After beating a first-grade student, the female teacher was disciplined by the Department of Education and Training of Tan Thanh district ( Long An province) and transferred to another school.