An elementary school in mainland China was exposed to arrange students’ seats according to their parents’ education and occupation. (Schematic/Pixabay)
Teaching because of “money”? An elementary school in Guangxi, Mainland China was accused of arranging students’ seats according to their parents’ education and occupation. After the news came to light, not only sparked heated discussions among the public, but the local education bureau also decided to intervene in the investigation. In this regard, although the school denied such intentions, it admitted that “the way of working was inappropriate” and explained the reason to the parents.
According to the “Jimu News” report, Wenchang Primary School in Liuzhou County was accused of collecting parents’ education and occupation information, and changing seats every two weeks to protect the eyesight of the students. Come to row the seats. After the news was exposed, it sparked discussions among mainland parents and netizens.
The local education bureau immediately investigated the school following receiving the information, and Wenchang Primary School issued a statement to clarify the incident nearly two days following the incident went viral. The school stated that the purpose of collecting parents’ education and occupation is to “improve the quality of family education” and provide more targeted forward-looking research on family education guidance; while the rolling full-cycle seat change has nothing to do with the survey.
However, the school also admits that the way the school conducts preliminary research on family education guidance is inappropriate, “causing some parents to misunderstand. The school apologizes for this and has explained to the parents.” However, many netizens didn’t buy it, “Why do you have the right to investigate the parents’ occupations?” Some people joked, “How do you get rid of the fact that one of the parents is a top student and the other is a scumbag?”
