By South China Morning Post | Created at 2024-09-25 10:19:05 | Updated at 2024-09-30 15:23:28
5 days ago
A boarding school in northern China faced reprimand from the local education authority after punishing a student for using the toilet after curfew.
The teenage boy, a Form Three student at Yundong Secondary School in Shanxi province, went to the bathroom at 11pm, which was 15 minutes past curfew, and was caught by staff members.
As reported by Beijing News, administrators forced the boy to write a “deep self-reflection” letter and to distribute 1,000 photocopies of the essay to his schoolmates as punishment. Additionally, five points were deducted from his class’s monthly discipline score.
An anonymous teacher informed the news outlet that, before the authorities’ reprimand, students were prohibited from walking around the dormitory after 10.45pm, and using the toilet was not permitted.
Students who needed to use the bathroom after curfew were required to reach out to dorm administrators for permission.
