"You, Do You Think My Child Is a Joke?" Parent Verbally Abuses and Threatens Kindergarten Teacher

Report Filed Against Teacher for Child Abuse Allegations
Teacher Cleared of Charges After Investigation

A parent who verbally abused and threatened a kindergarten teacher because their son was injured at the kindergarten has been referred to the prosecution.

On the 8th, the Jungbu Police Station in Incheon announced that they had sent Mr. A, a man in his 30s, to the prosecution on charges of intimidation.

According to the police, Mr. A is accused of continuously verbally abusing and threatening the kindergarten teacher after his son B (5), who attended a public kindergarten in Jung-gu, Incheon, came home injured late last year.

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At the time, teacher Mr. C reportedly immediately checked B’s wound and comforted him after B injured his face while playing with friends during playtime. Mr. C judged that B’s injury was not serious and did not inform Mr. A of the incident.

However, after learning belatedly that his son was injured, Mr. A was investigated to have become angry, claiming that the kindergarten did not notify him immediately.

The kindergarten repeatedly apologized to Mr. A, but his anger did not subside. He continued to verbally abuse the teacher with phrases such as "Do you think my child is a joke?" and "Live your life ashamed after being investigated and interviewed by the media." He even went so far as to report Mr. C to the police on charges of child abuse.

However, the police recently dismissed the charges, finding no evidence that Mr. C had committed child abuse. It is reported that Mr. C resigned from the kindergarten after the incident and moved to another workplace.

Upon learning of this situation, a teachers’ organization filed a complaint against Mr. A for violating teachers’ rights, and Mr. A is now undergoing police investigation.

Regarding this, the Incheon Teachers’ Union stated, "We judged the parent's complaints and accusations to be malicious and proceeded with the complaint," emphasizing, "We will continue to respond strongly to such cases of infringement on teachers’ rights."

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