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'Puppy love' punishment cancelled after protest
By Yan Weijue (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-03-22 16:06
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A scheme to impose fines on students at school for bad behavior has been abandoned after complaints from pupils, according to the Chongqing Evening News.
Children attending Banqiaozhen Middle School in Chongqing were told they would have to pay fines of one yuan for coming late, leaving early or not dinning together. Twenty yuan would be the penalty for any student caught indulging in puppy love.
The rules were adopted by some classes until they were cancelled after complaints by students.
The fines were initially imposed by the standing committee of the class at the beginning of the semester to try to combat bad behavior and poor performance in class like sloppy characters. Students faced paying fines or enduring cleaning duties to pay off the debt.
But after fierce lobbying by students who could not afford the penalty and exposure in the media, the scheme was dropped by school authorities with those who had already paid fines being offered a refund.
