A Chinese official vowed Thursday to make administrative improvements following a scandal involving the abuse of children at a kindergarten in the nation's capital that has sparked widespread outrage. "That such things happened in kindergartens, I think, reveals the gap between people's strong demand for kindergarten entry and the unbalanced, inadequate development of pre-school education," Tian said. Tian vowed better regulation, new legislation and stricter rules for qualifying teachers. Chinese police said a teacher at the Beijing kindergarten pricked children with needles as punishment but an investigation found no evidence of sexual exploitation. The school is run by Beijing-based RYB Education, a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Source: ABC News November 30, 2017 11:58 UTC