Chinese school says student punished for using toilet during nap time ‘broke the rules’
- Local education department has reportedly asked secondary school in Yunnan province to review its policies
A secondary school in southwest China has defended its decision to punish a student for using the bathroom during afternoon nap time, saying he “broke the rules” by disturbing others who were resting.
The local education department told Shanghai-based news portal Thepaper.cn on Tuesday that the school had been asked to review its policies after the incident came to its attention when a notice about it was posted online.
In a statement on Tuesday, the school in Dali, Yunnan province said the student had been given a formal warning late last month, but did not say how he would be punished.
The school said the matter would not go on the student’s permanent record and that the punishment could be dropped, according to the statement on WeChat.
“If, after further counselling, the student can sufficiently demonstrate that they understand the mistake they have made, the punishment may be revoked,” it said.
Chinese schools have mandatory nap times, usually after the lunch break. Students who live nearby can go home during this time, but others either stay in their dormitories or sleep in the classrooms.