Teacher in alleged child abuse case fired; 2 more police reports made

Teacher in alleged child abuse case fired; 2 more police reports made

    POSTED: 08 Jul 2013 8:35 PM

The NTUC My First Skool teacher at the centre of an alleged child abuse case has been dismissed.

SINGAPORE: The NTUC My First Skool teacher at the centre of an alleged child abuse case has been dismissed.

NTUC First Campus, which runs My First Skool, said the teacher acknowledged her actions were "inappropriate" during a panel meeting Monday morning and accepted the dismissal.

Meanwhile, two other parents whose children were under the teacher's care have also filed police reports.

Channel NewsAsia understands that the two other parents had seen their children with bruises in the past, and want the police to investigate if their children had also been mishandled.

The 51-year-old teacher was arrested Sunday following an earlier police report.

The teacher is currently out on bail and police say investigations are still ongoing.

The incident happened on 5 July at My First Skool in Toa Payoh.

CCTV footage showing a woman dragging a boy across the floor and pushing him down with force has gone viral online. The woman is believed to be the child's teacher.

The father of the child said the boy suffered a hairline fracture in his left shin.

The parents had demanded to see the CCTV footage of the incident after they were told that the child had a fall.

About 10 parents from the playgroup class met the CEO of NTUC First Campus and the general manager of My First Skool on Monday morning.

Fourteen of the 45 children previously cared for by the teacher were absent on Monday.

- CNA/jc

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