The news that “a young child in Guangzhou died 26 days after being suspected of being physically punished by an early education institution” is causing widespread concern in the society.
On June 22, Guangzhou Tianhe Public Security issued a briefing:
At about 13:00 on May 25, Wang (female, 48), the head of an early education institution in Tianhe District, Guangzhou, was suspected of kicking Huang’s leg and causing him to fall when he was disciplining a boy named Huang (7). He was injured, and the boy was taken to the hospital for treatment, where it was diagnosed as a craniocerebral injury.
On May 26, the boy’s mother called the police in Tianhe, and the police dispatched officers to the scene to deal with it and control the suspect Wang. In the early morning of June 20, the injured boy died in hospital. With the approval of the procuratorate, Wang was arrested by Tianhe police according to law on suspicion of intentional injury. At present, the case is still under further investigation.
Image source: Screenshot of Guangzhou Tianhe Public Security Weibo
According to previous reports, the early education institution is “Quanyou Xiangjia Paradise Early Education Institution”, and the main body of the company is Guangzhou Fenglin Qisi Education Co., Ltd. Qixinbao shows that the company was established in July 2017.
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Young children suspected of being physically punished by early education institutions
On June 21, the reporter WeChat contacted Zhang Ming (pseudonym), a neighbor of the boy Huang’s family. A document he provided to reporters describes what happened. The information is said to come from police “feedback”.
According to the data, the boy is 7 years old this year and is studying at the “Quanyou Imagineer Early Education Institution” (ie, Quanyou Imagineer Paradise Early Education Institution), a kindergarten transition class, to prepare for primary school in September this year. On the afternoon of May 25, the boy ran out of the classroom after a lunch break, and was arrested by the principal Wang and “beaten”.
The document also stated that the parents called the police on May 26, and the police immediately controlled Wang and four teachers. After being questioned individually, the four teachers gave unanimous confessions, describing Wang’s “beating” process. The victim passed away at 5:23 a.m. on June 20 after 26 days of rescue in Zhongshan Third Hospital. On the morning of June 21, an autopsy was performed at the Guangzhou Public Security Bureau Forensic Anatomy and Inspection Center.
According to previous reports from Nanfang +, after the incident, Guangdong Quanyoujia Education Development Co., Ltd. issued a statement through the WeChat public account at noon on June 21, saying that it was informed that Guangzhou Fenglin Qisi Education Co., Ltd. (Quanyou Imaginator Paradise) employees Suspected of intentional injury, I am deeply shocked and deeply saddened, and express my deepest sympathy to the families of the victims. However, the message was subsequently deleted.
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According to Nanfang+, Quanyou Imagination Paradise was previously a franchise store of Quanyoujia, a well-known early childhood education brand. In response, Guangzhou Quanyoujia Education Development Co., Ltd. issued a response on June 21, saying that the company will cancel the brand authorization cooperation contract with the store (Guangzhou Fenglin Qisi Education Co., Ltd.) in 2021, and there is currently no brand connection, personnel, etc. relationships and business dealings.
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Memories of an old friend: Wang’s personality is extreme
Wang Yan (pseudonym) knew Wang. On June 21, Wang Yan said in an interview with the “Daily Economic News” reporter: “I am not very surprised that she will beat children. She is a person with extreme personality, very extreme…”
According to Wang Yan’s recollection, the two met in June and July 2017, but within half a year, the two had a disagreement. “Actually, it’s a very small matter, and it can be solved by two people, but she… is not very good at doing things. She is rather extreme.
After the conflict, although the two lived very close to each other, they no longer met each other. Even if they met occasionally, they did not say hello. The last time Wang Yan saw Wang was on May 14, more than a month ago. When we met in the hospital, she was a person who paid great attention to her appearance, but she was very haggard at the time, her hair was gray and gray, and her attitude was still very good when she spoke, and her (external appearance) changed a lot…”
Wang Yan was not surprised to learn that “a young child in Guangzhou died 26 days after being suspected of being physically punished by an early education institution.” “It may be because of too much pressure.” But Wang Yan was surprised that Wang, who was in contact with her, was a timid person. He didn’t speak loudly, and there was no head-on conflict. How could he be so cruel to a child. And Wang Yan mentioned that Wang is also the mother of two children.
Practitioners of early education institutions: supervision should be stricter
Qixinbao shows that Guangzhou Fenglin Qisi Education Co., Ltd. was established in July 2017 with a registered capital of 500,000 yuan and 9 insured personnel in 2020. The business scope includes business training (excluding education training, vocational skills training and other training that require licenses), education consulting services (excluding education and training activities involving license approval), catering management, childcare services, and catering services.
Zhang Ming told reporters that the early education institution can be hosted all day, and there were more than 40 children in the institution before the incident.
On June 22, Zhang Kai (pseudonym), an entrepreneur of an early education institution in Beijing, told reporters on the phone that there are currently two types of early education institutions on the market, one is a childcare center that can be hosted all day, and the other is a childcare center. Course-based training center.
“Generally speaking, the current entry threshold for the early childhood education market is relatively low. I also do early childhood education, but (seeing) many institutions have teachers who cannot meet the requirements, and (I myself) do not worry about keeping children in institutions throughout the day. It is difficult to choose a good early education institution, and the market is also in the process of standardization.” Zhang Kai said.
“In the early years, capital was not optimistic about the early education market. It felt that the market was too small and there were many mom-and-pop shops. Many practitioners in the industry were originally (out of) their own love and the needs of their children. It is often used for marketing, but it is not necessary for business operations. As the market becomes larger and larger, there are more entrants with low thresholds. There should be stricter supervision, assessment and related management processes for early childhood education practitioners.” Another The entrepreneur of an early education institution with more than ten years of working experience told reporters on WeChat.