China boarding school criticised for harsh punishment of pupil for using toilet late at night


A boarding school in China faced criticism for severely disciplining a student who used the toilet after curfew. - Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock

BEIJING: 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.

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