"Some of them were sad their sons were so thoughtless and disrespectful towards their teachers," said the principal. The principal said he told the teachers they were free to make police reports, and he also informed the culprits' parents what he had told the teachers. He added that when the boys realised what they had done, "the impact of how much they have hurt their teachers was very painful". The principal also said that the teachers were angry but he commended them for talking to the culprits to tell them that what they did was wrong. I don't want to see anyone hurt in this manner," he said. "To see someone do something like this to them, it's very painful. The principal added that the six teachers were like his daughters and he had held many meetings with them. "It was heartbreaking he did not take that opportunity." We want to help young people learn, that's why we were prepared to give him that chance," he said. "We took him in and gave him a chance, but he did not use it. On the expelled student, the principal said the boy had been given a second chance by the school after he was involved in a similar incident at another school. He added: "The school takes a serious view of misconduct by students." On the caning of the students, the principal said he needed to send a strong message to them and the school population that this kind of behaviour would not be tolerated and would be dealt with swiftly. Their parents have been informed about the incident and the punishment meted out. Should they commit other offences, they will be caned. The remaining culprits were given suspended caning punishment, detention duties and told to return to school during the holidays for counselling sessions. The principal said nine others who had received and shared the images were given similar caning but in his office. They were given two strokes each on the buttocks. On Oct 19, the seven main culprits, who are in Sec 1 to Sec 3, were caned in front of their respective levels. Some of the boys were caned to send a strong message - this is not how you treat women - to the school population.Īs it was during the exam period, the school punished them only after their exams were over. The 30 boys, most of whom are in Secondary 2 and 3, and a handful of them in Sec 1, had upskirt images of six female teachers. We are not naming the school to protect the victims. He also said the school decided to handle the matter internally after he gave the teachers the option of making a police report.īut when contacted last night, the police told TNP that they had received a report on the incident, and investigations were ongoing. He said: "We found there were students taking upskirt photos and videos, and sharing them. The principal told TNP that the school received information about the upskirt images on Oct 5 and immediately started an investigation to round up the culprits. He was found to be in possession of the images but he was not the one who had recorded them, said the principal.Īfter receiving a tip-off about the incident, The New Paper yesterday contacted the all-boys school, which confirmed the incident. The expelled boy had been involved in a similar incident at his previous school. Seven boys were found to have taken the photos and videos with their smartphones, and 23 others received and/or shared the images. A student was expelled and several others caned after they were found to be in possession of upskirt images of six female teachers from their secondary school.
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