About a dozen parents have accused Red-Yellow-Blue or RYB, one of China's biggest early education institutes, of child abuse. The alleged abuses took place in an RYB Kindergarten branch in the capital's eastern Chaoyang district. The New York Stock Exchange-listed company issued a statement today saying the teachers involved in this case have been suspended and are under police investigation. CGTN's Xu Mengqi tells us more.

A Beijing kindergarten now under public scrutiny. After parents of at least 10 children from the same class claimed their kids had been fed unidentified white pills which in these children's words, were "white candy". Parents said they also found what seemed to be needle marks in multiple places on the children's bodies.

PARENT "Other parents brought this up and I asked my child. Only then did I know he would take two small white pills after lunch every day and then take a nap."

The allegations have raised concerns about what impact these pills could have on the children who took them. But parents have had no explanation so far. RYB, the parent company of the pre-school, apologized on Friday for the anxiety it had caused among parents and society, adding that they've suspended the teachers involved in this case. The company says it is cooperating with the police for an investigation, but argues that there have been false accusations.

XU MENGQI BEIJING "Most families whose children go to this kindergarten live in the Xintiandi apartment block right next door. Parents say they chose RYB firstly because there are not many choices around, given that the entry standards for the public kindergartens are much more demanding, and secondly because they were counting on better service and care from the famous early education franchise."

PARENT "There is a public kindergarten around the corner, but we can't go there. Among all the private kindergartens, I think RYB was our first choice."

While all sides are awaiting results from the police on whether the allegations are grounded, the Beijing municipal authority of education says it will take relevant measures to protect children's rights. A citywide safety check is now underway among all kindergartens in Beijing. Xu Mengqi, CGTN.