Teachers at kindergarten centre in Taipei allegedly give children phenobarbital to ‘make them more compliant’

Scores of parents in Taiwan have raised alarm over reports that teachers of a school have been drugging kindergarten students.

Local authorities have launched a criminal investigation into claims that teachers at a kindergarten school in Taipei were giving students cough syrups like phenobarbital and benzodiazepines.

On Sunday, more than 1,000 parents held a protest at the Civic Plaza outside New Taipei City Hall and demanded transparency.

The demonstrating parents said they wanted stricter punishments for child abusers and more comprehensive protection mechanisms at preschools.

Reports said the police have not yet ascertained why children were allegedly fed the sedative and often addictive syrups.

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