Teacher broke student's finger in Ho Chi Minh City: Must be severely punished

At the press conference on the afternoon of October 12, Mr. Ho Tan Minh, Chief of Office of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, shared information related to the incident in which the homeroom teacher of class 1/1, Nguyen Van Troi Primary School (Tan Binh District) broke a student's finger.

Teacher who hit student's finger in Ho Chi Minh City must be severely punished — Mr. Ho Tan Minh, Chief of Office of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City

According to Mr. Minh, whether intentional or not, this teacher's actions are not within the standards of a teacher in a pedagogical environment. The city's Department of Education and Training has requested the Tan Binh District Department of Education and Training to coordinate with the school principal to handle the matter strictly.

Regarding the incident, the school principal received the information, suspended the teacher and transferred the student to a different class to ensure psychological safety. Nguyen Van Troi Primary School also established a disciplinary committee to consider disciplining the teacher.

"According to the Department of Education and Training's viewpoint, we must handle this seriously to build happy schools and minimize conflicts. The Department Director has also given very clear instructions on this matter," Mr. Ho Tan Minh emphasized.

Also at the press conference, the chief of the office of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City said that since the beginning of the school year, the Department of Education and Training of the city has issued a plan to build school culture. The Department has asked the Department of Education and Training of Tan Binh district to propagate to the teaching staff.

Previously, a teacher at Nguyen Van Troi Primary School, Ms. NTS, was accused by a parent of breaking a student K's finger. Specifically, on the afternoon of October 4, after returning home from school, K. said that her hand hurt. The parent observed that K.'s right hand was swollen, and she said it hurt a lot. After being questioned by her parents, K. said that her homeroom teacher, Ms. NTS, hit her on the back of her hand with a musical instrument on the morning of October 4 in class.

On October 5, K.'s family took him to the doctor. At the clinic, he was ordered to have an X-ray of his hand, which showed signs of pain and swelling. The X-ray results showed that the opposable bone near the fourth finger of the student's right hand was broken at the base.

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