"Teacher Makes Child Clean Up After Using Bathroom"…Incheon Kindergarten Denies Allegation

Kindergarten Side Claims "Not an Unfair Dismissal"

Regarding the claim that a private kindergarten teacher in Incheon was unfairly dismissed due to a misunderstanding of child abuse, the kindergarten side has rebutted, stating that "the teacher did have the children clean up feces."

On the 26th, Yonhap News reported, citing the police, that "on the 6th, a report of child abuse was received by 112, alleging that teacher A at a kindergarten in Incheon made children clean up feces." The kindergarten and parents claimed that one child had an accident in their pants, and teacher A gave wet wipes to other children to clean up the feces that had gotten on the floor.

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This incident became controversial after teacher A's side posted a petition on the National Assembly's public consent petition site claiming, "I was unfairly caught up in child abuse accusations and was unjustly dismissed." The petitioner, who identified herself as teacher A's mother, stated, "The process of having children voluntarily clean up fallen seaweed flakes on the floor was distorted as 'making them clean up feces,'" and added, "The director and vice director forced her to write a resignation letter." In response, the Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education, which received a complaint through the National Petition Office, reportedly began an audit procedure on the kindergarten.

However, the kindergarten side strongly denied teacher A's claims. The kindergarten stated, "Teacher A did have the children clean up feces," and insisted, "There was no unfair dismissal." A kindergarten official explained, "In a situation where there was nothing on the floor, one child spilled feces, and other children cleaned it up with wet wipes handed out by teacher A," emphasizing, "It was definitely feces, not seaweed flakes."

The official added, "We tried to resolve the issue amicably by having teacher A, who is a novice, apologize to the parents, but they are making completely different claims," and said, "The kindergarten is suffering significant damage due to false information."

CCTV footage from the scene reportedly shows children receiving wet wipes from teacher A and wiping foreign substances off the floor or holding their noses. The police plan to investigate the exact circumstances of the incident through analysis of the CCTV footage and interviews with those involved.

A police official stated, "It is true that a child abuse report was filed, and I heard that parents will submit a complaint tomorrow," adding, "We will promptly ascertain the facts."

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