Hong Kong protests: students say lifetime ban on teacher over ‘biased’ materials unfair and disproportionate
- Pupils taught by teacher in question insist there was no bias in class and they were left to form their own analysis
- Former educator at Lung Cheung Government Secondary School is the first public school teacher to be disqualified over protest complaints
Pupils at a Hong Kong secondary school have spoken up against what they said was an unfair and disproportionate lifetime ban on a teacher accused by authorities of using “one-sided and biased” materials.
The former teacher at Lung Cheung Government Secondary School was the first public school educator to be disqualified over complaints related to the citywide protests which erupted in June 2019.
The Education Bureau said at least one pupil was among those who complained about the teacher. It did not provide further details about the complaints or the teaching materials involved.
Education officials had accused the teacher of broaching “political issues that were still developing”, using “distorted” facts or content not backed by evidence, as well as spreading messages with hatred and biased views that disrespected others.
