this is a letter adapted from
http://poorfuhuanites.forum5.com
Okay. Here goes nothing:
I am a student currently studying in Fuhua Secondary School. I have
tolerated the schools imbecile, inefficient and impractical way of
running the school such that I am reduced to having to share my
thoughts here.
Every school is bound to have students violating the school rules.
Firstly, it's about the electricity problems in this school. Fuhua
Secondary turns off the toilet lights 24/7 just to save electricity
bills, but who doesnt know that air-conditioning consumes the most
electricity? Are we trying to save that little bit of electricity
just for the luxury of some, but yet the necessity of many? I find
this case ridiculous as we can't possibly see even in the
afternoon. The whole toilet will be left very dark and only when
important guests step into Fuhua, will they then turn on the
lights. So what kind of show is the school putting up in front of
others? Isnt it indirectly inculcating negative values in the
students?
The next thing is about grooming. Last Monday (29/01/07), when the
school checked for the girls grooming, the teachers caught some
students with fringes over their eyebrows. However, what was
unexpected was that the girls were sent to the principal office and
had their hair cut by the principal leaving them with straight ugly
fringes. The principal should instead give a one-day grace or at
least a warning before doing so, and not making the girls cry like
a river in the toilets (which has no lights!). This will make them
unable to concentrate on their lessons for the day. If they want to
continue with their disciplinary actions this way, Fuhua students
would not be convinced by the school as this is an act of public
humiliation to the victims. There were students with their fringes
pinned up, however some teachers caught them
According to our
handbook; School Rules for Pupils (2007), Page 9, Part 5.4: Girls
should pin up fringes covering their eyebrows and tie up the hair
covering the shoulders. Long hair must be plaited and black hair
accessories may be used. So, are we also being punished for doing
the right thing?
This made me think that Fuhua has a number of contradicting
teachers, as I have also encountered such problems in the
past.
Thirdly, another case I found ridiculous is that Fuhua actually
reprimanded the pupils for wearing jackets in the school compound.
My friends were being told off by the discipline master for wearing
jackets during these days. As we all know, we are still
experiencing the monsoon season. They told us that the jacket is
not part of Fuhua's attire and we should not be wearing one even if
it's a rainy/cold day. We are to report to the office if we are
sick and our parents would be phoned to acknowledge that were not
feeling well. Only then, were allowed to wear our jackets. But
Fuhua didn't even design a jacket for us and expect us to wear only
our uniforms even if we are cold. So who is to blame for not having
a school jacket? The weather is really heartless these days, arent
the teachers being heartless too?
Lastly, students were caught and asked to remove their non
skin-coloured undergarments and wait till their parents come with a
white/skin-coloured undergarment for them. Id like to note that
there isnt any restriction for females under 16 to be banned from
coloured-bras, so should we blame the manufacturer for the rainbow
range of colors available? I don't see the reason why girls have to
take their undergarments off with boys inside the school. If the
school is worried that the guys will have nasty thoughts about
girls wearing coloured-bras, being totally exposed right in front
of them isnt that more absurd? The disciplinary actions of Fuhua
are causing the students to lose their self-esteem (Particularly
girls). This is not the first time that I have read on articles
regarding coloured-bras, and I feel it should be dealt with. If the
school thinks that by stripping someones esteem will wake the
student up, Im sorry. This traditional method has to be given up
as the modern day society doesnt practice this anymore. We believe
in reasoning things out rather than solving things under an
iron-fist method.
The school should give an explanation to the students. Hopefully,
this saga ends benefiting both the school and the students making
it a better learning condition.
Thanks for your attention.
