11:13 p.m
Wednesday 07 December 2022
Books – Ahmed Gomaa:
The Ministry of Health and Population said that the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood has taken all legal measures in the case of a nursery manager’s beating of children in Alexandria Governorate.
Dr. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Population, stated that the child helpline 16000 monitored the incident through social media, and received several communications from the families of the children, confirming that the reports were referred to the Public Prosecution in order to preserve the rights of the children and their families.
For her part, Engineer Nevin Othman, Secretary-General of the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood, indicated the full support of the Council for children who are victims of abuse by the director of the private nursery, stressing that this incident is a disgraceful crime and a flagrant violation of the rights of the child, during which the nursery director was stripped of all feelings of humanity and violated the rights of children. entrusted with them.
Othman confirmed that the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood continues to provide psychological support and family guidance to children and their families, and to rehabilitate children psychologically due to their exposure to violence and abuse in order to remove the psychological impact of what happened to them. In the event and provide the necessary support for children.
Muhammad Nazmy, General Director of the Child Helpline, indicated that the incident was referred to the Child Protection Committee in Alexandria Governorate and one of the partner associations, and a case study was conducted for children who were subjected to violence, and the children’s parents acknowledged that they were subjected to severe beatings, as the father of one of the victims reported that the director of the nursery was strict in some cases. Matters related to meeting parents, or allowing them to communicate with teachers or nursery workers, or even looking at cameras, in addition to preventing them from entering the nursery headquarters except following setting a prior appointment following submitting a request through the nursery application on the Internet, and only the principal is interviewed.
“Nazmi” added that by investigating the matter, it was found that unusual behaviors appeared in children, such as constant screaming, complete refusal to go to the nursery, and panic during sleep, until special recordings appeared to reveal the abuse of children, stressing that the Bab Sharq District Prosecution is conducting its investigations into this incident.
The National Council for Childhood and Motherhood appeals to citizens to contact the Child Helpline in the event that children are subjected to violence or abuse, through the communication mechanisms, which are the hotline 16000, or through the WhatsApp application at the number 01102121600, or through the Nabta Misr application, or through the messaging feature on the National Council page. Childhood and Motherhood on the social networking site Facebook.
