Administrator, Assistant, and Teacher Suspected of Abuse

Police have received complaints from parents of children at a central Israel nursery school claiming abuse by the school’s faculty. Given evidence of such abuse, including hair pulling by teachers and harsh treatment of the young children, three arrests have been made. Two assistants were held for questioning and released

Oct 15, 2014, 11:04AM | Jacob Northbrook

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Another case of abuse at a nursery school? Police arrested an administrator, teacher and assistant at a central Israel nursery school under suspicion of neglect and abuse of a minor.

The suspects, who are residents of the Dan region and are 50 and 30 years old respectively, were arrested three weeks ago following complaints filed by parents of the young children at the school. Parents claimed that staff were pulling the children’s hair and abusing them.
 Following the initial complaint, further evidence was collected regarding abuse at the school, which is intended for children ages 2-4. One complaint alleged that all the children at the school were forced to eat from one plate. Evidence collected by police strengthened the parent’s complaints.
As part of the investigation, assistants who worked at the school were held for questioning and later released under house arrest. The three primary suspects are expected to appear before a Tel Aviv District court for their remand hearing.