<p>Sun Qiqi, a teacher at Xihu Kindergarten in Jianshui County, pled guilty to pricking 63 "disobedient" children with the needle attached to an empty syringe as a punishment in October, official Xinhua news agency quoted the statement of the court in southwest China's Yunnan Province.<br />The assaults caused widespread panic among preschoolers and parents in the county, it said.<br /><br />A court spokesman said Sun was convicted of jeopardising public safety, a crime that can lead to three to 10 years imprisonment.<br /><br />"She majored in medicine at school and should know well the possible consequences."<br />Sun said she had not decided whether to appeal.<br />A report by psychological health experts indicated Sun had personality disorders, but should be held responsible for her actions.<br /><br />All the victims, aged from 3 to 5, tested negative for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV in a subsequent checks by the local health authority, the court official said.<br />The court rejected a total of 1.8 million yuan (264,000 US dollars) compensation claim from the victims' parents.<br /><br />The parents also withdrew a lawsuit against the management of the kindergarten, Sun Jian and his wife Bai Yali, and the Xihu Primary School where the kindergarten is located.<br /><br />Sun Jian and his wife set up the private kindergarten on the old campus of the school last year under a 20-year lease contract.</p>
<p>Sun Qiqi, a teacher at Xihu Kindergarten in Jianshui County, pled guilty to pricking 63 "disobedient" children with the needle attached to an empty syringe as a punishment in October, official Xinhua news agency quoted the statement of the court in southwest China's Yunnan Province.<br />The assaults caused widespread panic among preschoolers and parents in the county, it said.<br /><br />A court spokesman said Sun was convicted of jeopardising public safety, a crime that can lead to three to 10 years imprisonment.<br /><br />"She majored in medicine at school and should know well the possible consequences."<br />Sun said she had not decided whether to appeal.<br />A report by psychological health experts indicated Sun had personality disorders, but should be held responsible for her actions.<br /><br />All the victims, aged from 3 to 5, tested negative for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV in a subsequent checks by the local health authority, the court official said.<br />The court rejected a total of 1.8 million yuan (264,000 US dollars) compensation claim from the victims' parents.<br /><br />The parents also withdrew a lawsuit against the management of the kindergarten, Sun Jian and his wife Bai Yali, and the Xihu Primary School where the kindergarten is located.<br /><br />Sun Jian and his wife set up the private kindergarten on the old campus of the school last year under a 20-year lease contract.</p>