Anyone who’s watched the movie Bad Teacher would have empathised with the students of the lazy and incompetent protagonist.
That’s because bad teachers are everywhere.
Like those who seem more interested in texting their partners and taking sly naps than teaching and nurturing their students.
Some even take their anger out on their class when they’re having a bad day.
But no tale of incompetence or mercilessness can compare to what this child allegedly went through.
Pre-School Teacher in Clementi Allegedly Made Child Eat Her Own Vomit & Taped Other Children’s Mouth
A Montessori pre-school in Clementi is being investigated after one of its teachers was accused of child abuse.
According to The New Paper, a person who claimed to be a teacher at the school made allegations against her colleague in an anonymous post on the confession site Storience.
For the unacquainted, Storience is a little like NUS Whispers, but with 80% less teenage melodrama.
Users can share stories and secrets with each other without having to reveal their identity.
Last month, one teacher from Montessori alleged that her colleague had force-fed a child who cried so hard that she vomited.
The teacher, who was referred to as “V”, allegedly then made the poor child eat her own vomit.
Not only that, V was also accused of taping the mouths of noisy children.
The post has since been taken down at the writer’s request, Storience explained on Facebook.
“Let Off With Verbal Warnings”
In her subsequent posts where she requested the removal of her original one, the anonymous writer also claimed that the pre-school was informed of both incidents, but that V was barely punished.
The abusive teacher was allegedly “let off with just verbal warnings on the basis that she promised to change,” the writer said.
Speaking to TNP, the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) said it took a serious view of any case of child mismanagement and that they are investigating the matter.
“The case is under investigation and we are unable to comment further on the details,” it said.
