Chinese teacher gets sack after sharing pic of herself lifting pupil into the air by ears

Child cruelty ... teacher Yan Yanhong lifts a pupil off the ground by his ears

A CHINESE pre-school teacher has been sacked after sharing pictures online showing her lifting up a young student by their ears.

Parents in China's Zhejiang province complained to the local education department after the cruel image was posted on social networking site Weibo.
The picture shows 20-year-old Yan Yanhong smiling as she hauls the screaming youngster several inches off the ground at the school in the city of Wenling.

Cruel ... small boy with his mouth taped shut and his hands taped to desk

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And the sickening shot was just one of more than 700 images Yanhong posted online, apparently taken by another teacher.
Other horrifying pictures showed young children with their mouths taped shut and their hands stuck to the desk to make them sit still.

Silenced ... young boy with his mouth taped shut

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Another shows a child forced into a bin, with their back awkwardly arched over the side. A final picture shows a youth with a rubbish bin on their head.
But when confronted by local media, Yanhong explained that she and the students "were just having fun".

Shocking pictures ... youngster thrown into a bin

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A local paper reported: "The kindergarten has been instructed to dismiss the teacher, Yan, and report the matter to local public security.”
Officials investigating the case found that Yanhong was not qualified for her job - but had been hired anyway due to a teaching shortage.

Child abuse ... snap of pre-schooler with bin on head

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Earlier this week a different Chinese teacher sparked outrage when footage emerged of her repeatedly slapping a 5-year-old girl.

Sacked ... Yan Yanhong