Classes held undercover to beat study ban

SHENYANG/BEIJING - The new semester for most secondary schools has not begun yet, but lessons have already started in secret in some classrooms.

Four high schools in Shenzhen cut short the winter vacation for third-year students, the Guangzhou Daily reported. However, they were sent home again after it was found out by the local educational authority.

A school in Kaifeng, Henan province, started their semester for all students early on Feb 4. It too was caught and punished.