School under fire for testing pupils' IQ

GUANGZHOU - A probe has been launched into why a school in this southern metropolis sent a group of struggling students to hospital for an IQ test.

Suifeng Primary School has come in for harsh criticism since it had doctors check the intelligence of 13 youngsters who performed poorly in examinations.

Many people said the move was aimed at boosting the school's average academic record, claiming that regulations allow authorities to discount exam scores of pupils found to be of low intelligence when assessing overall teaching performance, which would allow staff to receive bigger bonuses.