Singapore's well-known Hwa Chong school reprimands staff member, suspends him from sexuality education over anti-LGBTQ content


SINGAPORE, July 18 (The Straits Times/ANN): A Hwa Chong Institution (HCI) staff member who gave a presentation on sexuality containing discriminatory content to students has been reprimanded and suspended from delivering such lessons.

The presentation content was not approved by the school and his views do not represent the school’s position, said a HCI spokesman in response to queries on Monday (July 18).

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