Sanctions on 4-year-old twins for physical punishment such as running 43 times are imposed on kindergarten teachers
Oct 17, 2025
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According to local media such as SETN and FTV News, a kindergarten teacher in Tainan City, Taiwan, made his four-year-old twin brother run 43 times on the playground, while his brother made him run 19 times, jump rope 30 times, and jump 103 times in place.
When the children who ran vomited, the teacher said "It's because they ate a lot of food" and passed it lightly.
In addition, the teacher reportedly inflicted emotional abuse, such as throwing children's drawings and rackets in the trash in front of their eyes.
It was also claimed that the teacher treated them discriminately, calling them "monsters".
The parents of the victim felt strange when the children refused to attend school saying they were `tired' and checked CCTV footage in the kindergarten. In the video, the twins repeatedly ran on the playground and collapsed tired.
Tainan City's education authorities, which launched an investigation after receiving the complaint, acknowledged that there was physical corporal punishment, but judged it as a `mild case.'
In addition, two teachers were fined 54,000 Taiwanese dollars (about 2.5 million won) and 48,000 Taiwanese dollars (about 2.22 million won), respectively, as well as completing supplementary training.
However, the parents of the affected children could have suffered serious physical damage"They are protesting that the punishment is too light." They filed a complaint with the police on charges of assault and coercion against the teacher.
Meanwhile, the kindergarten has not yet made an official position, and the case is currently under investigation.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
