Protest in front of the school. “Children are bitten, hit and threatened”, say the parents of first grade students from Suceava
Several parents of students in class IA from Secondary School no. 9 from Suceava refused to let their children attend classes. They claim that the students were repeatedly assaulted by a classmate and say that reports made to the school, the Police and the General Directorate of Social Assistance and Child Protection have so far not led to a solution to the situation.
The protest took place on June 10, in front of the educational institution. Instead of going to class, many children stayed with their parents, who say they have been trying for nearly two years to find a solution.
“We've had problems since the preparatory class”
“We feel sorry for the child in question, but we feel even worse for our children. We have had a problem for two years. We have a very aggressive child in the class. Our children are bitten daily, hit, hair pulled…”, one of the mothers told Intermedia television.
Another parent claims that his daughter was repeatedly bullied and became afraid to go to school.
“My little girl was hit, a pencil was put in her eyes (…) food thrown in the trash, repeatedly hit… Last month I was called to pick up my child because he was scared and couldn't leave school because of the fear he has,” said the student's father.
The director of the school, Luminița Martiniuc, states that she has known the situation since the preparatory class and that all the steps required by law were taken: “The teacher came and notified us what was happening in the class. The child's father was called to the school. The child benefited from school counseling, and later a psychological consultation was recommended.”
According to her, the school notified both the Police and the General Directorate of Social Assistance and Child Protection: “We applied all the sanctions from the Student Status, namely individual observation and written observation,” said Luminița Martiniuc.
The headmistress says that the current legislation limits the disciplinary measures that can be taken in the case of a primary school pupil.
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