New principal, more CCTVs at Kinderland centre but some parents remain concerned over kids’ safety

SINGAPORE – Some parents remain concerned even after Kinderland hired a new principal and installed more closed-circuit television cameras in one of its pre-schools, after videos of a teacher allegedly manhandling children at that branch went viral on Monday.

Some parents told The Straits Times that the meeting was “insufficient” to reassure them, adding that the issue of refunds for parents who had withdrawn their children from the school was not addressed. Some also felt the management was not sincere in wanting to resolve the problems. Some parents who attended the first session, however, said the school had not invited them. They found out about it through the news or parent chat groups.

“I don’t think they were prepared for this dialogue,” said Ms T, adding that the response was “disappointing” and did not seem sincere.On Saturday, parents started arriving at the school at about 9.55am. Mr L said: “The whistle-blower used her personal phone to video record such evidence, and it was because of her courageous act that all this surfaced.”

“We have always encouraged whistle-blowing. We want the teachers to come to us and inform us of any incident if they do notice it,” he added. “We want to monitor whoever is mentioned, and then also to see what actions we can take.” Mr K said Kinderland apologised to him on Aug 17 or 18 for forcing his son to drink water. But when he saw in the video that his son was also hit by the teacher, he approached the school.

The new principal, Ms Surinder Kaur, who will start work on Monday, was introduced to parents at the first dialogue. Mr Seet said the principal will be “walking about” more often and have a larger presence in the pre-school.

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