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Boarding schools around the world, including those in India and abroad, are often perceived as strict environments known for their strict discipline and sometimes harsh punishments. A recent event Yundong Secondary School A case in China’s Shanxi Province has brought this issue to the fore, raising concerns about the treatment of students.
According to the South China Morning Post, a student faced serious repercussions for violating the school’s curfew by using the toilet at 23:00 at night. This led to a strange punishment that involved writing a long essay. self reflection letter and distributing large numbers of copies to classmates.
This sparked widespread outrage on social media, leading to comparisons of the school to a prison. In response, Huairen Education Department stepped in to address the school’s disciplinary policies and treatment of students.

Incident at China’s Yundong Secondary School

According to a report by South China Morning Post (SCMP), a student Yundong Secondary School He was punished for going to the toilet at 23:00, just 15 minutes before the curfew ended. After he was caught, he was reprimanded by staff and asked to write a letter of “deep self-assessment”.
As part of his punishment, he was forced to distribute 1,000 photocopies of this letter to his classmates, and his class’s monthly discipline score was reduced by five points.

Strict curfew at school

Beijing News reported that students at the school are prohibited from wandering around the dormitory after 10:45 p.m., including using the toilet. If students need to use the toilet after the curfew, they must get permission from the dormitory administrators.
The student expressed regret in his self-evaluation letter, stating: “I seriously violated the rules. school rulesGoing to the bathroom in the evening not only disrupted other students’ sleep, but also brought shame to my class.” He also apologized to his classmates and teachers and promised not to repeat the mistake.

Public reaction to the terrible incident

The incident attracted great attention on social media, causing many people to compare the boarding school environment to a prison due to the strictness of the rules and punishments.

The government’s reaction to the reaction

In response to the reactions, Huairen Ministry of Education He instructed the school to consider its disciplinary policies. Authorities emphasized that the school’s rules and practices should be reviewed. “We instructed the school to learn from this incident and reflect on its mistakes. “We told them to review their disciplinary policies,” an official from the education authority said in the SCMP report.
The department also required the school to have a compassionate interaction with the student concerned and cover the expenses of 100 yuan for copying the self-assessment essay.
The Huairen Department of Education also directed all schools in the city to adopt more appropriate and humane discipline policies going forward, underscoring the need for reform in how students are treated in such institutions.
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