Wuxi school asks parents to buy iPads

A primary school in Wuxi has caused controversy after it asked parents to buy Apple iPad tablets for its students.

Zhu Xiaowen, headmaster of the Anzhen Experimental Primary School in Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu province, said that the school wants to improve the students' digital skills.

"The tablets are a good learning companion and a versatile digital classroom tool," she said.