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China teacher scalds girl's lip with glue gun over talking in class

A kindergarten teacher in China has been suspended and is under police investigation for allegedly using a glue gun to scald a four-year-old girl's lip. The incident occurred in Jiangsu province after the teacher became angry that children were talking during class. Surveillance footage reportedly shows the teacher first using the glue gun on a boy's palm before turning to the girl, causing her significant pain and blisters. AI

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China teacher scalds girl's lip with glue gun over talking in class

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Alice Yan ·

    China teacher under probe after using glue gun to scald little girl, resulting in blisters

    A kindergarten teacher in China has been suspended from her job and placed under police investigation for using a glue gun to scald a little girl’s lip, causing serious blisters. The incident unfolded on the morning of May 27 in a nursery in Fengxian county, Jiangsu province, eas…