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NEW DELHI: A bizarre rule in a Chinese secondary school, necessitating its students to show a “toilet pass” for using a loo on campus has triggered a mixed reaction of humour and anger.
According to the South China Morning Post, a video clip of the paper pass, stamped with the official seal of Yiwen School in Yangjiang city in southeast China’s Guangdong province, went viral after it was posted online.
On the Chinese social media platform, Douyin, which is similar to TikTok, more than 5 million people have viewed the video.
A member of staff at the school, according to SCMP, said they had to roll out the policy to limit the number of students leaving class at the same time as it would ensure that the entire groups do not skip classes, especially self-study sessions that are conducted in the evening.
Staff further confirmed that the rule was scrapped on September 26. However, the local education authority is probing the matter.
A barrage of reactions engulfed social media as netizens accused the school administration of violating the privacy of students.
“Stop doing such anti-human things and focus on education,” one person wrote on Weibo, as per SCPM.
“If a student really needs to use the toilet and cannot go because they don’t have a toilet pass, how would the school be responsible ?” another user wrote.
Back in August, another primary school located in Guangdong province drew criticism for demanding parents pay for afternoon naps for their children.
The school implemented a tiered fee structure, with charges ranging from 200 yuan (28 US dollars) per term for desk napping, 360 yuan for napping on mats in classrooms, to 680 yuan for access to dedicated napping rooms.
China’s Civil Code, enacted in 2021, bans any organisation or individual from trying to control their personality. In reality, students and their parents are anxious about being rejected by schools if they do not adhere to the rules, reported SCMP.
According to the South China Morning Post, a video clip of the paper pass, stamped with the official seal of Yiwen School in Yangjiang city in southeast China’s Guangdong province, went viral after it was posted online.
On the Chinese social media platform, Douyin, which is similar to TikTok, more than 5 million people have viewed the video.
A member of staff at the school, according to SCMP, said they had to roll out the policy to limit the number of students leaving class at the same time as it would ensure that the entire groups do not skip classes, especially self-study sessions that are conducted in the evening.
Staff further confirmed that the rule was scrapped on September 26. However, the local education authority is probing the matter.
A barrage of reactions engulfed social media as netizens accused the school administration of violating the privacy of students.
“Stop doing such anti-human things and focus on education,” one person wrote on Weibo, as per SCPM.
“If a student really needs to use the toilet and cannot go because they don’t have a toilet pass, how would the school be responsible ?” another user wrote.
Back in August, another primary school located in Guangdong province drew criticism for demanding parents pay for afternoon naps for their children.
The school implemented a tiered fee structure, with charges ranging from 200 yuan (28 US dollars) per term for desk napping, 360 yuan for napping on mats in classrooms, to 680 yuan for access to dedicated napping rooms.
China’s Civil Code, enacted in 2021, bans any organisation or individual from trying to control their personality. In reality, students and their parents are anxious about being rejected by schools if they do not adhere to the rules, reported SCMP.
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