A kindergarten teacher, in Gironde, is under investigation for “intentional violence without ITT on a minor under 15 years old by a person in authority” The latter is suspected of having slapped children and pulling their ears, according to information from the prosecution. At least four complaints were filed by families of students reporting "physical and psychological violence" on the part of a teacher in Belin-Béliet, a small town of 5,500 inhabitants, south of Bordeaux.

The teacher was “suspended as a precautionary measure during the investigation”