Overzealous China school principal makes dash to home of sick pupil, orders mother to send child to class or risk his future
- Boy faints in school, mother collects him, keeps him home next day
- Principal goes to boy’s home, warns mother boy needs education
A school principal in China who dashed to a student’s home when he took the morning off school because he was ill, and demanded the mother make the boy return to class, has divided opinion on mainland social media.
A junior school principal, surnamed Li, in Hainan province, southern China, said she was concerned about the child after she learned he was not at school, so she visited his home.
When she saw the boy playing outside his house barefoot and not wearing very much, she became angry and shouted at his mother, according to news reports.
“My son does not feel well, don’t you understand? Is it wrong to take half a day off school?” The mother asks Li, according to a video posted on social media.
“Yes. In his condition, he should go to school,” Li responds.
The mother was clearly baffled by the principal’s approach because just the day before her son had fainted at school and his teacher had called her to come and pick him up.